Driftwood

[StarOrbs]

I've had my piece of driftwood in hot water ovenight than I washed it some more this morning and now it's been in my tank for about 4-5 hours with my cave holding it down so it won't float but now that it's 5 hours later I checked it and it still floats. How long does it take for wood not to float anymore? It also has a piece of slate attached to it underneath. Any ideas?

Here's a pic.. for some reason I can't attach images.

http/www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=191029

 

[WILDER]

You might have to weight it down with a weight and rubber band.

 

[StarOrbs]

I think I'll let it go until tonight and see how it's doing then I'll have to figure something out.

 

[bettaninja]

I've read and heard various timeframes. We have a piece of driftwood soaking at the moment and it took about 3-4 days to get water-logged and stop floating. It may also depend on the size of the wood.

 

[jimbooo]

i left mine to soak for a week.

never had to weigh it down, it weighs a ton in and out of water.

 

[LoachLover]

Mine took 4 days to soak

 

[Mr Miagi]

my big piece of drift wood took 3 days. i took some water out of the tank, put it in another bucket and added my driftwood. This saved uprooting all my other plants and disrupting the fish!

 

[steelhealr]

I boiled mine and it sank in one hour. Frank

 

[mandi]

Maybe it differs by the type/density of the wood?
I got mine "pre-soaked" -- it came waterlogged, wrapped in plastic to keep it damp. Made it pretty easy on me!

 

[StarOrbs]

I proped mine down with some slate rock which I'm just going to leave there because it looks good anyway.