May have found a good place for driftwood

wagz · 10-01-2012, 02:37 AM

I am not plugging this site. I have never ordered anything from there yet. I cannot comment on product quality. However, I came across in when looking manzanita branches. They have them natural and sandblasted. Also check out the california and ghostwood they have. Sage branches look great too, but may not be suitable for tank. the grapewood is very interesting. These are for weddings and decorating houses. I don't see why they could be used in a tank if you took the precautions to steralize and soak for some time before using:

http://www.bloomsandbranches.com/

CatSoup · 10-02-2012, 02:52 PM

Those are beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

sarahspins · 10-02-2012, 03:58 PM

Nice! I have been looking for some manzanita and these are great prices - I just placed an order so I can report back once it arrives

Pink_Hat · 10-02-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sarahspins

Nice! I have been looking for some manzanita and these are great prices - I just placed an order so I can report back once it arrives

Oh let us know how it goes. Those are exactly what I have been looking for.

Thanks for sharing the link.

Disher · 12-12-2012, 12:35 AM

Did you get your order? How was everything? Some of the grape wood and ghost wood looks awesome!

junglefowl · 12-12-2012, 12:37 AM

Awesome!!!

gnelahc · 12-18-2012, 10:29 AM

Looks great with great prices. Let us know how it turns out.

Sethjohnson30 · 12-18-2012, 10:49 AM

They have quite a nice selection. When you get into the larger branches I think they are priced a little high. I got the two branches in my tank for 46$ each shipped, that seems to be about half the price as this place

Wow! I have not taken any pics of my tank lately. I will take some soon the wood has turned a much darker shade of brown and I have a lot more growth

**gordonrichards** · 12-18-2012, 05:55 PM

To be honest, you could have gotten the same type sold to you cheaper from members in the forum. Then again they seem like large pieces, so freight probably cost almost as much as the wood did :^p

Looks nice, I dig the coral pieces you got. You can make some nice looking trees of moss using them!

-Gordon

**Bettatail** · 01-27-2013, 09:52 PM

thanks, the site bookmarked!

**Bettatail** · 01-27-2013, 09:54 PM

there is another good alternative

http://www.manzanita.com/sticks.htm

Knotyoureality · 01-27-2013, 10:46 PM

I'd seen them last year when I was hunting around for planted vase options, but ultimately decided against ordering any branches from them after I got hold of a stock manager there.

Be *very* careful to do a thorough cleaning on any branches you get. They do use a variety of sprayed pesticides in their storage and shipping areas and it's very possible for these materials to have been exposed to 'em. Nor can they guarantee that the wood hasn't been treated with or soaked in anything that could be potentially harmful in your aquarium.

(That said, the guy I talked to has used pieces from there in his tanks and only once had a problem that he believed was attributable to the wood)

**mordalphus** · 01-28-2013, 05:18 PM

I bought a bunch of manzy from there, worked just fine.

Only complaint I had was the shipping cost, I bought 2 large branches and the shipping was like 30 dollars.

10-01-2012, 02:37 AM	#1
wagz Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 39	May have found a good place for driftwood I am not plugging this site. I have never ordered anything from there yet. I cannot comment on product quality. However, I came across in when looking manzanita branches. They have them natural and sandblasted. Also check out the california and ghostwood they have. Sage branches look great too, but may not be suitable for tank. the grapewood is very interesting. These are for weddings and decorating houses. I don't see why they could be used in a tank if you took the precautions to steralize and soak for some time before using: http://www.bloomsandbranches.com/

12-18-2012, 05:55 PM	#9
gordonrichards Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (299/99%) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Huntington Station, NY Posts: 4,422	To be honest, you could have gotten the same type sold to you cheaper from members in the forum. Then again they seem like large pieces, so freight probably cost almost as much as the wood did :^p Looks nice, I dig the coral pieces you got. You can make some nice looking trees of moss using them! -Gordon __________________ Planted Tank Guru

01-27-2013, 09:52 PM	#10
Bettatail Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (79/98%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,940	thanks, the site bookmarked! __________________ The Metering(Needle) Valve Selection for CO2 Pressurized System Complete Leak check, Double Stage Regulator Pressurized system CO2 safety, Read! Canon Pimp Club #17

01-27-2013, 09:54 PM	#11
Bettatail Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (79/98%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,940	there is another good alternative http://www.manzanita.com/sticks.htm __________________ The Metering(Needle) Valve Selection for CO2 Pressurized System Complete Leak check, Double Stage Regulator Pressurized system CO2 safety, Read! Canon Pimp Club #17

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10-02-2012, 02:52 PM	#2
CatSoup Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 254	Those are beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

10-02-2012, 03:58 PM	#3
sarahspins Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: TX Posts: 304	Nice! I have been looking for some manzanita and these are great prices - I just placed an order so I can report back once it arrives

12-12-2012, 12:35 AM	#5
Disher Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 123	Did you get your order? How was everything? Some of the grape wood and ghost wood looks awesome!

12-12-2012, 12:37 AM	#6
junglefowl Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Charlotte Posts: 324	Awesome!!!

12-18-2012, 10:29 AM	#7
gnelahc Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Green bay wi Posts: 54	Looks great with great prices. Let us know how it turns out.

12-18-2012, 10:49 AM	#8
Sethjohnson30 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Portland oregon Posts: 1,078	They have quite a nice selection. When you get into the larger branches I think they are priced a little high. I got the two branches in my tank for 46$ each shipped, that seems to be about half the price as this place Wow! I have not taken any pics of my tank lately. I will take some soon the wood has turned a much darker shade of brown and I have a lot more growth

01-27-2013, 10:46 PM	#12
Knotyoureality Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 739	I'd seen them last year when I was hunting around for planted vase options, but ultimately decided against ordering any branches from them after I got hold of a stock manager there. Be very careful to do a thorough cleaning on any branches you get. They do use a variety of sprayed pesticides in their storage and shipping areas and it's very possible for these materials to have been exposed to 'em. Nor can they guarantee that the wood hasn't been treated with or soaked in anything that could be potentially harmful in your aquarium. (That said, the guy I talked to has used pieces from there in his tanks and only once had a problem that he believed was attributable to the wood)

01-28-2013, 05:18 PM	#13
mordalphus These pants? are fancy. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (261/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,567	I bought a bunch of manzy from there, worked just fine. Only complaint I had was the shipping cost, I bought 2 large branches and the shipping was like 30 dollars.