Hello all,
I am wondering if any of you have ever collected interesting pieces of wood that you thought would make a unique piece of driftwood and if so, how did you go about cleaning it for your aquarium? The reason I ask is I spent a fair amount of time in the woods and see lots of stumps, branches, etc. that strike me as interesting but I am reluctant to use them because I'm not sure I would want them to contaminate an aquarium. I had a guy tell me once that soaking pieces of wood in a water filled tub full heavily dosed with potassium permanganate would do a fair job of eating up the impurities and generally cleaning the wood, but I've never tried it. Any ideas?
Thanks all,
Jason
I am wondering if any of you have ever collected interesting pieces of wood that you thought would make a unique piece of driftwood and if so, how did you go about cleaning it for your aquarium? The reason I ask is I spent a fair amount of time in the woods and see lots of stumps, branches, etc. that strike me as interesting but I am reluctant to use them because I'm not sure I would want them to contaminate an aquarium. I had a guy tell me once that soaking pieces of wood in a water filled tub full heavily dosed with potassium permanganate would do a fair job of eating up the impurities and generally cleaning the wood, but I've never tried it. Any ideas?
Thanks all,
Jason