Good Scource Of Driftwood?

[AshleySpatula]

OK but am I the only person that thinks that driftwood is a) pretty hard to find, and b) too expensive?

Petco here used to have a huge tank full of just water and driftwood, you could pick anything you wanted for various prices.
the selection was not THAT great but other than that it was too expensive fake wood or the LFS that only sells huge chunks for a lotta moola
and too big for my tank anyways!

I visited Petco the other day to check out their selections of wood to find that they are doing away with it! you know what the kid working there said??
'the wood makes the water dirty'

errrggg.... it's tannis, change the water!

 

[Tolak]

For really cheap check out a landscaping outfit. Last time I was there they had 10' pieces for $50. Bring a truck, saw off what you need, and sell the rest.

 

[Eclecticoldsod]

Check under large oak trees for very old fallen branches with no bark left on them – wonderful shapes...

 

[Thomas 2507]

I use a seller on eBay (last-trading-post) who is a great supplier of bogwood.

 

[AshleySpatula]

hmmmm... I don't know if we have oak trees here in AZ, if so they are most likely brought in from somwhere else (like the palm trees lol) and aren't that old or either taken care of.

We do have a lot of mesquite trees. would old mesquite work? are there certain trees I should stay away from?

I will check into the landscaping thing too. Is it just wood they removed from people's yards? or is it wood intended to landscape with?

 

[Tobigara]

hmmmm... I don't know if we have oak trees here in AZ, if so they are most likely brought in from somwhere else (like the palm trees lol) and aren't that old or either taken care of.

We do have a lot of mesquite trees. would old mesquite work? are there certain trees I should stay away from?

I will check into the landscaping thing too. Is it just wood they removed from people's yards? or is it wood intended to landscape with?

if the mesquite is totally dried out you can use it. just soak it for a while. maybe a few weeks. i was told that when looking for wood to make sure that it's totally dried out, has no bark and it comes from deciduous trees only.

Edit: i hate it when i don't look at the date