Preparing Collected Wood For An Aquarium

[ZoddyZod]

I've given up on the idea of using loads of nice wood from a LFS to redecorate my tank. The amount I want will cost a small fortune and I'm not prepared to pay it.

Have any of you collected wood yourselves? How did you prepare it for tank use? Any specific trees I should be looking for (and something more specific than 'hardwood' as I'm clueless about which tress are).

pictures of the process and results would be great!

 

[micko]

Uuum, I'm unsure about what is available to you but as for preparing the wood I scrubbed it (it was proper bog wood) poured a kettle of hot water over it and soaked it in a bucket and changed the water every day.
Maybe someone else would be able to help further on what wood would be available for you.

 

[minnnt]

Beech and oak. As long as it is well dead and free from any bark it should be fine. A good scrub with hot water wouldn't hurt either. It will take a lot of holding down so ensure you have plenty of rocks to hand.