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best way to sanitize driftwood from the river?

Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by phishin, Aug 24, 2009.

  1. phishin

    phishin Thread Starter New Member

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    Post subject: Sanitizing driftwood
    Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:25 pm

    Went fishing in my float tube down the river the other day, and found this bad boy. I want to put it in my 125 with my cichlids. What is the best way to sanitize this bad boy?? It is way too big for an oven to bake. Should i get a huge rubbermaid container and let it soak in bleach? I also heard hydrogen peroxide would do a good job as well. I uploaded a couple pics, and put it next to a ski boot for comparison. If i were to find something like this at the LFS around here, it would have a price tag of well over $200.
    wood2l.jpg driftv.jpg
     
    phishin, Aug 24, 2009
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  2. buzz4520

    buzz4520 Well-Known Member

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    that's a nice chunk of driftwood....if you live in an area where you can do this, you could use a large metal tub/can and put it over a fire pit and boil it for awhile say a hour or two.
     
    buzz4520, Aug 26, 2009
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