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question regarding the boiling of driftwood

Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by Anonymous, Nov 22, 2008.

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  1. Leslie

    Leslie New Member

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:41 pm
    how do i stick it to slat?
     
    Leslie, Dec 30, 2009
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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:42 pm
    Lol. scaredy cat. Think how much MORE natural it will look without all them rocks on top. :)
     
    MOD_Dawn, Dec 30, 2009
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  3. LemonDiscus

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:11 pm
    The rocks come off though after a few months! I think most of mine will stay down now and it has been a month (I say this cause I was fiddling around a week ago and knocked one over and it did not float up. Still nervous to check though. And the rocks still look a bit natural. Its not like I have a brick on them! I just arrange the rocks to look like they were meant to be there or hide them with a large plant.

    Leslie - You have to drill a hole in the slate and then bolt the wood to the slate from under the slate if that makes sense.
     
    LemonDiscus, Dec 30, 2009
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  4. Leslie

    Leslie New Member

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:15 pm
    ill stick with the rock on the driftwood. i dont have time for all that nonsence. do i boil the wood??
     
    Leslie, Dec 30, 2009
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  5. LemonDiscus

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:17 pm
    YES if its not from the store.
    If it came from the store even, boiling does help it absorb water faster. An hour or 2 boiling and it may stay down on its own. Problem is all the wood I have ever added is too big for the biggest pot I have so I had to bake in the oven.
     
    LemonDiscus, Dec 30, 2009
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  6. Leslie

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:20 pm
    its a small strange looking peice. i bought it off a guy online.
     
    Leslie, Dec 30, 2009
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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:21 pm
    most pieces at our lfs are to big to. even the smallest
     
    Guidoman888, Dec 30, 2009
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  8. Leslie

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:25 pm
    it didnt come from a lfs. it will fit.
     
    Leslie, Dec 30, 2009
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  9. LemonDiscus

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:28 pm
    I would boil it for a few hours. The longer you boil the less likely it is to stain the water yellow and the sooner it will sink. If you have the patience to do it, boil it for like 4-6 hours and you may not even need the rocks!
     
    LemonDiscus, Dec 30, 2009
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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:52 pm
    Lol, you just screw the base to the wood.
    Pretty easy actually.
    Either way would work perfectly though!
     
    MOD_Dawn, Dec 30, 2009
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  11. Leslie

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:23 pm
    ill boil it today and tomarrow.
     
    Leslie, Dec 30, 2009
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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:26 pm
    I agree, better safe than sorry!
    Especially when it comes to something going into an aquarium, I'm sure most of us can vouch on how the littles thing can cause the biggest disaster!
     
    MOD_Dawn, Dec 30, 2009
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  13. Leslie

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:28 pm
    yep. i moved my java moss around. i have like a giant baseball size of the java moss. i put them in the 5 ghal pictures.
     
    Leslie, Dec 30, 2009
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  14. LemonDiscus

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:34 pm
    How much did you start with? I bought 2 golf ball size portions (when you take the moss out of the water and compress it) Neither of the 2 have grown much.
     
    LemonDiscus, Dec 30, 2009
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  15. Anonymous

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:30 pm
    I see the use of screws, couldn't you use silicone to add it to a base or piece of slate?
     
    Anonymous, Dec 30, 2009
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  16. GOT MTS?

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:33 pm
    I thought the vinegar test was just to see if it contained calcium? also I was told by someone at lowes that galvanized screws would probably affect the water chemistry if submerged. You can also use silicone but the wood hasto be dry and you have to use a huge amount (I've tried)
     
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  17. Anthony

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:34 pm
    Rocks generally will have a similar composition throughout it's entirety if I remember correctly.
     
    Anthony, Dec 30, 2009
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  18. Anonymous

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:37 pm
    OK thanks, I may go rock hunting one of this days, I have a lot of land a total of 37 or 38 acres, well it my parents land but still.
     
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  19. GOT MTS?

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    Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:55 pm
    Just be careful you don't put any poprocks in there :)
     
    GOT MTS?, Dec 30, 2009
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  20. Anonymous

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    Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:01 am
    I think between the vinegar and boiling for about 1 hour would take care of the pop rocks.
     
    Anonymous, Dec 30, 2009
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