It was unsightly to look at so i tried an experiment . It's more natural, like you would see in a lake. MOPANI Driftwood - been soaking it for over a month! I had heard that the malaysian, being such a dense wood, would sink right away. Aquarium water is normally clear and colorless, but from time to time it can become cloudy or tinted. I just bought a gorgeous piece of aged Malaysian driftwood covered in beaut... Driftwood help. (disease? Thank you Susan! Pp is potassium pomanganate -- the answer is higher up in the thread. © The Spruce, 2018, Causes and Cures for Green Aquarium Water, Nitrate Poisoning in Freshwater Aquarium Fish, Aquarium Water Factors to Control for Healthy Fish, 12 Best Saltwater Aquarium Products of 2020, Using Tetracycline in Freshwater Aquariums, Bubbles on Aquarium Water: Causes and Cures. If you collected interesting pieces of wood that are just fallen branches, you can still turn them into wood that looks as if it had been drifting for some time. By entering this site you declare Of course, you cannot glue it to sand or gravel that is in the tank since it will probably float to the surface with the debris sticking to it. There are numerous methods that will work well for driftwood that is refusing to sink. How big was the tank with 30 fish in it? Tannins lower the pH of the water and soften it. I would not boil it to death though, doing so will alter its look and shape. I removed the wood , cleaned it and then coated it with liquid carbon ( you must leave the wood out of the tank for at least 20 mins , to allow carbon to fade out ) Let me start out by saying, I'm a bit obsessed with the aesthetic aspect of my tanks. Help Driftwood problem. If you are interested in seeing Spiderwood driftwood that is available on Amazon, click here.eval(ez_write_tag([[728,90],'petzesty_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_2',103,'0','0'])); The time that it takes driftwood to get totally water-logged varies greatly depending on the type of driftwood that you adding to your aquarium tank. Problems with new Malaysian driftwood stump, By entering this site you declare 6500k seems much brighter to me. Ive found that if you put a couple of pesky little pond snails on your piece of driftwood, that the will scoff the fungus in a couple of days. It can also I'll certain parasites when used as a bath for fish. I don't keep Plecos, but if I did they would still be fine with the areas that don't have moss. Of course, I would not be playing around positioning driftwood for days on end. Maybe the large piece has some less dense spots or even hollow places. To be honest with you, I can't remember experiencing any difficulty keeping any species I've had my heart set on. Most fish actually like the tannins. Clean off the driftwood -- removing as much as the fungus as possible with hot water only -- NO SOAP or other disenfecant.