Is this a good buy?

[OliveFish05]

Found this driftwood lot on my local Facebook marketplace. They are selling the whole lot for $30. Never heard of Caspian wood, which is supposedly what that big stump is. The Malaysian driftwood is epic though!

 

[connorlindeman]

i think thats a good buy. I would boil in water for a while to kill any bacteria and to release the tanins.( if there are any still in there) Looks good though!

 

[OliveFish05]

i think thats a good buy. I would boil in water for a while to kill any bacteria and to release the tanins.( if there are any still in there) Looks good though!

Most of it is unused! Brand new, but sitting in storage for a while. The Malaysian driftwood was used, but I don’t think I have a pot large enough to boil it. Not sure how true it is, but I heard somewhere that no fish related disease can survive a complete dry out

 

[WhistlingBadger]

How big is it?

 

[OliveFish05]

How big is it?

I would guess at least 6 inches.

 

[Colin_T]

Rinse it well and soak it all in a container of water for a few weeks. Change the water daily to make sure no chemicals or bad stuff has gotten onto it while it was sitting around.

 

[FishHobby99]

Found this driftwood lot on my local Facebook marketplace. They are selling the whole lot for $30. Never heard of Caspian wood, which is supposedly what that big stump is. The Malaysian driftwood is epic though!View attachment 148177

Looks like a bargain! That would cost lots more at the pet stores

 

[OliveFish05]

Looks like a bargain! That would cost lots more at the pet stores

That’s what I figured! I showed it to my mother and she said “Darn, I wish I saw that first, I want it!”

 

[OliveFish05]

Rinse it well and soak it all in a container of water for a few weeks. Change the water daily to make sure no chemicals or bad stuff has gotten onto it while it was sitting around.

Sounds like a plan!

 

[FishHobby99]

That’s what I figured! I showed it to my mother and she said “Darn, I wish I saw that first, I want it!”

Finders keepers.

 

[Sgooosh]

Most of it is unused! Brand new, but sitting in storage for a while. The Malaysian driftwood was used, but I don’t think I have a pot large enough to boil it. Not sure how true it is, but I heard somewhere that no fish related disease can survive a complete dry out

def worth it, that one stump thing is prob more than 30

 

[otterblue]

I just bought it...

 

[otterblue]

j/k!

That's a really good buy. My LFS has single pieces selling for more than $30.

 

[Animallover😍]

Yep the malaysian driftwood is lovely! it's what they sell here. I like it.

 

[Sgooosh]

Found this driftwood lot on my local Facebook marketplace. They are selling the whole lot for $30. Never heard of Caspian wood, which is supposedly what that big stump is. The Malaysian driftwood is epic though!View attachment 148177

this is casipan, looks like yours, very stumpy (i think this is not trimmed)