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10-23-2009, 06:53 PM
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Can we assemble a thread that lists acceptable wood choices for the planted tank? If you know it's safe for tank use please add it to the list. Lets assume that it should be clean and not green wood, but seasoned and dead. For definitions of dead, seasoned see post #40. If we can get a good list we can make this a sticky. I'll keep editing this 1st post of the thread as the list gets bigger. For details about each wood see individual posts by contributors.
1. Manzanita
2. Colophospermum mopane (AKA mopani, mopane drift wood)
3. Chola (cholla, choya) wood
4. Rose wood roots
5. Malaysian drift wood
6. Ribbon wood
7. Cypress
8. Oak
9. Mesquite
10. Cedar - some are iffy on this one.
11. Grapevines - reported to rot quickly
12. Ironwood
13. Beefwood
14. Australian Pine
15. Azalea
16. Rhododendron
17. Madrona
18. Crepe Myrtle
19. Western Hemlock Roots
20. Contorted/Corkscrew Willow
21. Osage Orange / Bodark
22. Buttonwood
23. Baldcypress / Taxodium
24. Cherry trees- Maybe OK after aging, I would not risk them fresh.
25. Tulip poplars- Liriodendron tulipifera
26. Linden trees- Tilla sp
27. Maple- Acer sp.
28. Glossy Ligustrum, Ligustrum lucidum
29. Mangrove
Last edited by Tex Gal; 06-05-2011 at 05:26 PM..
Reason: Added woods.
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10-23-2009, 07:30 PM
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iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: | Re: Wood choice for the planted tank
Colophospermum mopane (AKA mopani, mopane drift wood)
cypress | |
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10-23-2009, 07:43 PM
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I don't think cypress would work, actually. It contains a natural turpentine essence, hence it's resitance to termite/white ant/borer attack.
I reckon it would leach into the tank and kill everything in sight... | |
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10-23-2009, 08:26 PM
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Chola wood, rose wood roots, malaysian drift wood,ribbon wood. I know some one who uses and sells cypress for tanks it comes from swamps in louisiana
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10-23-2009, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ghengis  I don't think cypress would work, actually. It contains a natural turpentine essence, hence it's resitance to termite/white ant/borer attack.
I reckon it would leach into the tank and kill everything in sight... | Is this a similar reason to why cedar is considered unsuitable for aquariums? | |
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10-23-2009, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ghengis I don't think cypress would work, actually. It contains a natural turpentine essence, hence it's resitance to termite/white ant/borer attack.
I reckon it would leach into the tank and kill everything in sight... Quote:
Originally Posted by dollface Is this a similar reason to why cedar is considered unsuitable for aquariums? | | Correct. | |
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10-23-2009, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ghengis Correct. | Do you have any specific data of the effects cypress and/or cedars on planted aquaria flora and/or fauna? I've seen and heard plenty of "It'll kill everything" but no specific reasons why. | |
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10-24-2009, 01:59 PM
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Bring on some more. So far here is the list. I'll leave cedar off until we have a concensus. What are the trees that grow in the swaps of Louisiana? Aren't those cedar - with the knees? Also somewhere I read crepe myrtle; is that ok?
1. Manzanita
2. Colophospermum mopane (AKA mopani, mopane drift wood)
3. Chola wood,
4. Rose wood roots,
5. Malaysian drift wood,
6. Ribbon wood | |
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10-27-2009, 12:15 AM
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iTrader Positive Rating: 95% Plant Points: | Re: Wood choice for the planted tank
i have all oak branches and used leaves....no harm in them to this day | |
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10-27-2009, 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by dollface Do you have any specific data of the effects cypress and/or cedars on planted aquaria flora and/or fauna? I've seen and heard plenty of "It'll kill everything" but no specific reasons why. | I don't I am sorry, hence my using the phrase "I don't think"... All I have is 18yrs dealing with timber of different types and knowing the natural properties of cypress and cedar. It just seems logical to me that anything that can drive away termites or borers (particularly those found here in Australia), would be somewhat less than ideal in an aquarium environment.
Personal opinion...I would love to find out the truth of it, also... | |
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