Bogwood

[BethK]

Hi All

How do you prep bogwood for your aquarium?


Ta

 

[Dan-CR4]

Hi All

How do you prep bogwood for your aquarium?


Ta

to get rid of the tanins i got mine in the bath as its too big to go in a bucket, so i got it in the bath sitting in hot water, i have changed the water every 12 hours, im just over 48 hours and its still releasin tanins, although not as much as it did in the first 12 hours. i have heard if you can fit the wood in a large pot you can boil it.

 

[BethK]

Ohh a long process. How do you know when it ids ready to put in a tank? I tank it LFS bogwood's do not come 'already' prepped lol

 

[Dan-CR4]

Ohh a long process. How do you know when it ids ready to put in a tank? I tank it LFS bogwood's do not come 'already' prepped lol

im no expert but just by reading what i have, it can take a week to couple of months, i got mopani wood from a LFS and as my post above says 48 hours in, it is still leaking. Again i think it depends on the wood and i have also read the wood will always leak some tanins but not enough, that it will make your tank look like a cup of tea.

someone with some more knowledge may be able to give you better advice than me as im on my first ever bit of bogwood.

 

[Confish]

hey also you might find it will float so put a rock ontop until it has soaked with water so it will not float anymore ive left wood for over a week good way to tell is by using a transparent container and when changing the water look at the colour and if its clear enough then its ready

 

[BethK]

hey also you might find it will float so put a rock ontop until it has soaked with water so it will not float anymore ive left wood for over a week good way to tell is by using a transparent container and when changing the water look at the colour and if its clear enough then its ready

Thanks, will give that a go. Off to my LFS on Wed, see what they have x