Coating A Driftwood

[zikista]

Hi guys,

As we know, it is wise to boil a new driftwood after we purchased it from LFS as to prevent colour change of aquarium water from turning brownish and after certain period the water will still turn brownish and the driftwood sediment starts to settle down on the foreground. Is it ok to laquer the driftwood and will the laquer affect the aquarium water, plants and fishes?
Hope you guys can help me on this....thanks.

zikista lee ros

[wf7850]

[quote:8484e5a0ea="zikista"]Is it ok to laquer the driftwood and will the laquer affect the aquarium water, plants and fishes?[/quote:8484e5a0ea]
IMHO, its a NO NO...!!!!

First, laquer is of chemical mixture (paint) rite? n as far as i kno, all paint contains harmful toxins. second, wouldn't it look funny to see a driftwood with a shiny and smooth texture??? hmmm......

[Simon]

[quote:2a1b13ec67="zikista"]Hi guys,

As we know, it is wise to boil a new driftwood after we purchased it from LFS as to prevent colour change of aquarium water from turning brownish and after certain period the water will still turn brownish and the driftwood sediment starts to settle down on the foreground. Is it ok to laquer the driftwood and will the laquer affect the aquarium water, plants and fishes?
Hope you guys can help me on this....thanks.

zikista lee ros[/quote:2a1b13ec67]

leeching from DW is a normal thing, coating with chemicals only makes it unusable in the aquarium. If you fear of such staining, you can try to get bogwood instead of driftwood

[hjbyeo]

Doesn't bogwood leech as well? Or it simply does it lesser?

[Simon]

[quote:80e84eb32f="hjbyeo"]Doesn't bogwood leech as well? Or it simply does it lesser?[/quote:80e84eb32f]

actually, you are right... most wood we use in our aquarium leech tanin.

infact, I think bogwood has the longest staining period..

my mistake

[Simon]

[quote:e8120e43a3="Simon"][quote:e8120e43a3="hjbyeo"]Doesn't bogwood leech as well? Or it simply does it lesser?[/quote:e8120e43a3]

actually, you are right (thanks for pointing that out) ... most wood we use in our aquarium leech tanin.

infact, I think bogwood has the longest staining period..[/quote:e8120e43a3]

I think mangrove root might be a better choice

my mistake (dunno, what I was thinking abt)