using driftwood

Gill Passman wrote:
Mariachi wrote:
how long should I be soaking drift wood before putting it in my tank?
I've got a piece soaking for a week and a half. The water is still
brownish. Should i keep going until the water doesn't change colour? Or
can I put it in my tank already? Thanks in advance.


Depends on where you got the driftwood...if you got it from an LFS then
it is probably safe to put it in if you don't mind tea coloured water
(makes it difficult tracing small amounts of ammonia IME). I have
tea-coloured water even 18 months after having driftwood in the tank -
maybe carbon in the filter might help but I've not tried this - I just
put up with the coloured water...

Carbon will remove the tea color. As long as the wood sinks or you can
weigh it down to your satisfaction, it's probably fine.

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