Wood

**Trevor** · 1st Oct 2002, 22:35

Hi,

First and foremost, pardon me moderators for i duno which section to have this topic in.

Can somebody tell me what kinda woods are there out there in the market ? Online search engines didn't really satisfy me. Hope u guys can. Sheesh.

Thanks

**Trevor** · 1st Oct 2002, 22:35

Hi,

First and foremost, pardon me moderators for i duno which section to have this topic in.

Can somebody tell me what kinda woods are there out there in the market ? Online search engines didn't really satisfy me. Hope u guys can. Sheesh.

Thanks

**Trevor** · 1st Oct 2002, 22:35

Hi,

First and foremost, pardon me moderators for i duno which section to have this topic in.

Can somebody tell me what kinda woods are there out there in the market ? Online search engines didn't really satisfy me. Hope u guys can. Sheesh.

Thanks

**Trevor** · 1st Oct 2002, 22:35

Hi,

First and foremost, pardon me moderators for i duno which section to have this topic in.

Can somebody tell me what kinda woods are there out there in the market ? Online search engines didn't really satisfy me. Hope u guys can. Sheesh.

Thanks

**juggler** · 2nd Oct 2002, 12:14

Tried searching with keywords like &quot;driftwood&quot;?
You can buy some driftwood from Teo Plant Farm as they soak the wood in water. So it will not cause the tank water to be too brownish later.

**Trevor** · 2nd Oct 2002, 23:24

Hi,

Driftwood didn't really help much. Well, will keep finding la. Thanks for the info rgd Teo's farm.

Cheers

**Simon** · 2nd Oct 2002, 23:28

trevor, hardly any site will explain the diff types of wood used for aquatic purposes... here r the ones i know, mangrove root, bogwood, driftwood

**Trevor** · 3rd Oct 2002, 01:29

Hi,

Thanks for the enlightment everybody. Got pix of the wood ? JUst wanna see out of curiosity and maybe my friend interested.

So far the wood's' known to me are:

1. mopani
2. bogwood
3. mangrove root
4. driftwood
5. fake wood ? heard it somewhere..

cheers

**elmike** · 3rd Oct 2002, 13:06

What's the difference bet bogwood and driftwood? Colour or wt or what? Is one any superior and more expensive that the other for plt growth root anchor? Which one is more durable or less likely to give off debris?

**benetay** · 3rd Oct 2002, 15:45

Bogwood is more expensive then driftwood. For the anchoring of plants i'm not very sure, IMHO bogwood don't give off as much as driftwood.

**Simon** · 3rd Oct 2002, 18:33

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What's the difference bet bogwood and driftwood? Colour or wt or what? Is one any superior and more expensive that the other for plt growth root anchor? Which one is more durable or less likely to give off debris?
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all timber will decay over time... jus a matter of time when u realise the wood becomes brittle and breaks off easily... leech depends on the wood, even if they r expensive doesnt readily means they would or wouldnt leech more than cheaper driftwood.. think bogwood is sold by weight and they r heavy.. thats one reason y they dun float, even very small ones

**Trevor** · 3rd Oct 2002, 18:59

Hi,

Thanks for the enlightment. For those who have the same queries as me. Can refer to the thread below. It has more info IMHO.

Cheers

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=4968&amp;sessionID={531B3D57-DFC8-4855-9CBC-AAA9C2FE9C69}

**ikan** · 4th Oct 2002, 10:12

I have different type of wood in my tank. We have hard, moderate and soft wood. Hard wood will take longer to decay and if you have fish like panaque, it will chew soft wood faster than hard wood for obvious reason.
I have tried 1 type of wood that create terible smell when submerge but didn't seem to affect my fish. I would suggest you just to try any type of wood that you like.