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I'm preparing to set up a couple Apisto tanks, landscaped (aquascaped?) with rocks and leaf litter (oak). I think driftwood would make an excellent enhancement to this habitat. However, I don't want to go to the LFS and spend money on a simple piece of driftwood.
I live on Lake Champlain and do a lot of kayaking along it's shores and river systems so I see tons of driftwood! I see very interesting pieces of driftwood all the time (mother natures own art). It would be great to take some of the most interesting pieces home to decorate some of my tanks.
What would be the best way to clean and disinfect them? I'm sure a soaking in a strong salt water solution would go along way towards disinfecting, but would it be adequate? Should it be boiled?
How long should they soak? In what kind of solutions?
Would water-logged ones pulled out of the mud be preferable to dry driftwood washed ashore?
Michael
I live on Lake Champlain and do a lot of kayaking along it's shores and river systems so I see tons of driftwood! I see very interesting pieces of driftwood all the time (mother natures own art). It would be great to take some of the most interesting pieces home to decorate some of my tanks.
What would be the best way to clean and disinfect them? I'm sure a soaking in a strong salt water solution would go along way towards disinfecting, but would it be adequate? Should it be boiled?
How long should they soak? In what kind of solutions?
Would water-logged ones pulled out of the mud be preferable to dry driftwood washed ashore?
Michael