Floating Driftwood

[TW]

Does boiling a piece of driftwood speed up the process of getting it not to float? Thanks in advance.

[scott bowler]

not that i know off , i think you just have to wait the few days for it to be water logged and sinks

[TW]

Thanks Scott. Is it usually only a few days. It's already been 24hrs, so in that case, not too much longer.

[fish_r]

i had Indonesian driftwood that took over 8 mths to stay submerged so hope it's not it you have. u could weight it down with rocks or screw a piece or stainless plate to the bottom and bury that in the substrate.

[rwel4809]

Hi TW

I found that slate is the best as you can shape it to fit the area you need to weigh down. otherwise you could tie rocks to the wood with some fishing line...

failing that fish r's idea about the stainless steel plate sounds interesting...

HTH Robert

[Mattzilla]

i have found that boiling my new driftwood helps to both sink it faster and leach out tannins too.

[cityguy]

Honestly the reason most people boil it is to remove the tanin, which can cause your water to go yellow/brown. Mostly it's harmless, and many "black water fish" may love it. It also helps the wood sink, and sterilizes it, but you can do that without boiling the wood.