What type of wood is safe to use?

TimsViv · 10-04-2004, 04:14 PM

What type of wood is safe to use in an aquarium? The "Drift wood" at the LFS is ridiculously priced. Does anyone know what species of wood it really is?

What about sand blasted oak root?

Tim

Pearljam11 · 10-04-2004, 10:09 PM

as long as the wood isnt treated or contain any pollutants anything should be fine, you can attach it to a peice of slate pretty easily if it wont float, otherwise just search about how to soak/boil it.

oldfarmhouse · 10-04-2004, 10:17 PM

Boy I am with you on this. Driftwood even from online vendors is outrageous. I bought a piece of african from F&S 12-18" $13.00 It looks like a shoehorn size. and I have been soaking it and boiling it for a week now. My next stop is the nearest river.

Rex Grigg · 10-05-2004, 12:47 AM

Not all woods are safe. And stay away from soft woods as they are almost impossible to make sink and they rot away pretty quick. Also pines, firs, and hemlocks can contain materials harmful to your fish.

**Buck** · 10-05-2004, 12:56 AM

What about sand blasted oak root?

Oak is good...

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Pearljam11 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: IL, near St.Louis Posts: 314	as long as the wood isnt treated or contain any pollutants anything should be fine, you can attach it to a peice of slate pretty easily if it wont float, otherwise just search about how to soak/boil it.

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Rex Grigg Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (65/100%) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland Orygun Posts: 9,600	Not all woods are safe. And stay away from soft woods as they are almost impossible to make sink and they rot away pretty quick. Also pines, firs, and hemlocks can contain materials harmful to your fish.