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...now...what am I going to do with all this DRIFTWOOD!!!

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Here is my latest cache of scaping material ...a WHOLE BUNCH of wood. For those who do not recognize it, it is old and well aged manzanita. It is quite dense, but does float. I have use it in the past, and over time it does sink on its own. Even so, it isn't too hard to hold down with some rockwork given its density.

I'll be storing these underwater in a big rubermaid bin until I am ready to use them :)




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I'll take picture #2. Thanks.
They remind me of those "antlers" the Grinch tied on Max's head. A little bit sawn-off, but nice, none-the-less.

Andrew Cribb
You tease!! Are you selling or not? :) Seriously, if you are, do you have any pieces that would fit well in a 10 gallon with mostly low growing plants?

Thx
MantisX
Otis
not selling at all. But I will be posting in a little bit the contact information if you want to get this. ALL of that cost me $67 shipped :D
I may be wrong here, but isn't that what I'm used to seeing in parrot/bird cages?
yup :) It is often used with bird perches and jewlery displays (manzinita trees).
Gomer said:
not selling at all. But I will be posting in a little bit the contact information if you want to get this. ALL of that cost me $67 shipped :D
OK, Where? Where? :)
Gomer said:
yup :) It is often used with bird perches and jewlery displays (manzinita trees).
Manzanita wood, ah, thanks, you can keep #2 then.
and the source is .....

.... www.manzanita.com LOL

..yup..that simple. They are sorta local to me :)
It looks as if the wood is relatively new, but sandblasted to remove the outer bark/skin and make it look a little older. "Stressed wood." I wonder if it is going to "leak" anything into the aquarium water eventually. What do you think?

Andrew Cribb
All the wood I have is WELL aged and sandblasted prior to shipment. But you are correct. if you dont ask specifically, you might end up with "greenish" wood that is a 3-6 months old.
SCMurphy said:
Manzanita wood, ah, thanks, you can keep #2 then.
What do you mean by that?

And would it be safe to use the natural red wood?
Sean meant (very indirectly LOL) that I confirmed the source he found on his own and would get some him self (possibly). I think I was a bit vague and might have miss lead some as if I was selling those various lots LOL.


the problem with "red" is that it means that the wood is a wee bit "green" for our needs. As manzanita ages, the red bark dries, curls and gets much less red.

..and that also means lots of floaties.
Gomer said:
Sean meant (very indirectly LOL)
Yes, I was joking. I never figured that they were for sale, I just thought it was unkind to troll like that. ( [-X Bad Gomer :axe: )
I'll try to use more winks and smiles in the future. [smilie=r:
Yes...I am an evil bastage and deserve to be ....umm..I better not start digging my own grave LOL.



I was just happy when that box of wood came in and had to share given how there is always an issue with finding good driftwood instead of those lumps you typicaly get at the LFS.
I'm starting to think we should start calling it 'scapewood' since it isn't supposed to drift when we use it. ;-)
well...this wood would initially drift LOL...so how about this wood in use be called "once potetially drifting scapewood" ?
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