Drift wood pollute water

**garylim** · 12th Dec 2012, 12:30

Recently I had added 2 me drift wood to my tank, but my water turn brownish. I had already soak my drift wood when I just bought it.
Anyone got any solution?

**mukyo** · 12th Dec 2012, 12:47

Same boat
How long you soak it?

This is my 3rd week.
Just changed water last night. Almost clear already.
I heard hot water helped.
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**Stormz** · 12th Dec 2012, 13:48

You can try to soak it in boiling water and after awhile it will remove the yellowish substances in the wood. It work well for me though.

**garylim** · 12th Dec 2012, 13:59

Around 1week. Now I remove from my tank and soak again.
You guys soak in a pail?

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**mukyo** · 12th Dec 2012, 15:23

I soak in toyogo.
My wood is like 40cm long ++

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**garylim** · 12th Dec 2012, 16:44

Originally Posted by mukyo

I soak in toyogo.
My wood is like 40cm long ++

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So everyday change that pail of water? You use hot water?

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**mukyo** · 12th Dec 2012, 17:21

Only 1st time.
I change weekly.
If forget then kind of biweekly lol

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**tetrakid** · 12th Dec 2012, 18:05

Does anyone ever boil them for say an hour in a large metal curry pot? I think simply soaking a few times may not be enough.

**diazman** · 12th Dec 2012, 18:27

i've boiled them in a pot for about 30 mins before. after that another 3 days soak in a pail. works good for me.

**newihz** · 4th Jan 2013, 12:14

I boiled my driftwood in a curry pot for about half an hour each for a week. By the fourth day there was little tannin left. The driftwood has since been in my tank with no leeching of brown tannin.