driftwood question

[tlambert]

i got a whole heap of drift wood the other day have it soaking now to leach tannins (and man does it have a lot) but my question is the wood is very soft should it be in some spots i can pick it off with my fingers nail i dont want to have to get rid of it as these are very good pieces some being three and a half foot long any ideas if this is suppose to be but if i have to turn it into garden mulch so be it :wink:

[scott bowler]

try to brush it over so you dont have to many flaky bits and see how it goes :lol:

[nicholas76]

have you got yourself a high pressure spray gun??

or go to the local car wash put it on high pressure rinse and all the gunk will come off nice and easy.

[tlambert]

i am a bit worried about this wood anyway might just scrap it its so soft falls apart in your hands but are some excellent pieces will post some pics maby :wink: but thanks all for the comments

[nicholas76]

if its as soft as you say it is it sounds almost rotted? i wouldnt use it then.

[tlambert]

yeah i think it is almost rotted on the bright side it sunk yesterday will osak it for another week squirt it off and see what i think then thanks for the help

[sammigold]

I had a piece like that and it is now sitting beside the pond out the back... it still looks cool but not where I wanted it to be :-)

[tlambert]

yeah i acually said that today that theyll all end up next to the post i have a very very nice three foot long piece with three legs sits up very nice that is the only one that seems ok

[sammigold]

Well ones better than none. :-)

[tlambert]

i agree with that now just got to wait a while for the tannins to leach and it has alot of it :wink:

[sammigold]

Have you been boiling it? That helps to get heaps out fast!

[tlambert]

nah they are all very decent size pieces and wouldnt fit in any pot i have the small ones are 2foot by 2foot
:wink:

[sammigold]

You need a big bath on a fire out the back!! LOL

[bun]

Ooo :P SA hey.. do you mind if I ask where you got the driftwood from?

[DiscusEden]

Hi Bun,
If it's any help I got a lovely 4 1/2 ft piece from Seaview Aquariums in Perth (sponser here), shipped to Adelaide & the shipping was free! (Well included in the price, which was 1/3 of what I expected to pay, and around the same as may 2ft pieces I'd seen for sale in Adelaide.)

I'd looked everywhere I could think of in Adelaide & found nothing of a decent size.
HTH