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most but not all of the tannins would be removed usually.
Need some advice from the pros bros here. I just bought a branchy DW and had it boiled for almost an hour. My question is, boiling it will make it sink faster by getting rid of the trapped air inside but will it get rid of the tanins as well? Please advice. Thanx.
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most but not all of the tannins would be removed usually.
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Hence I guess that's why DWs are part of the cycling process also, right?
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i use stone to weight down DW. i usually pour boiling water to kill any nasties as don't have a pot so big to put my DW.
for tanins, with regular WC it will be removed. assuming you regularly change water it should take sometime to clear
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yep . me too. i pour boiling water to kill all the bacteria and creepy crawlies that might be living in the wood after that i just put straight into my tank. how to boil drift wood if its about 2ft by 1ft big!Originally Posted by felix_fx2
im not sure about this. maybe some bros can enlighten us on why.
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Hehehe. Im using my mother in law big pot that she use to boil ketupat. Since she only use it once a year, why waste it. So i boil my ketu-wood lol. Guess after boiling it, i can tie moss on it amd put it in my tank?
1) A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
2) Men and fishes are alike. They get into trouble once they open their mouth.
3) Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish n he'll go broke. Give him a boat and you'll get rid of him for the weekend.
Cycling is build bb that is part of the nitrate process.
the worse part of trying to sink dw is having to see fungus or mould since they need some time to clear.
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i dont know why but every drift wood that i got all sink on the first try, none of them were even buoyant at all. must be the type of drift wood i get i guess?
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You got lucky?
Not all of mine sink, noticed that those bog wood of mine really took long to sink. Much longer then dw.
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hahaha i guess its the type of wood then ?
going to set up another tank with few pieces that i recently gotten.
what i did was splashed boiling water and pressure sprayed with water!
we will see if tannin still leeches out ! ( most likely yes )
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Errr... How do u know if tanin leeches out?hahaha i guess its the type of wood then ?
going to set up another tank with few pieces that i recently gotten.
what i did was splashed boiling water and pressure sprayed with water!
we will see if tannin still leeches out ! ( most likely yes )
1) A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
2) Men and fishes are alike. They get into trouble once they open their mouth.
3) Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish n he'll go broke. Give him a boat and you'll get rid of him for the weekend.
if abit yellowish (ok to me looks yellow) still not that bad. if looks like you spammed KTP leaves then really funny hah!hahaha i guess its the type of wood then ?
going to set up another tank with few pieces that i recently gotten.
what i did was splashed boiling water and pressure sprayed with water!
we will see if tannin still leeches out ! ( most likely yes )
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"if he cant be bothered to take the time to write his question properly, why should I take the time to answer him."
Hahaha ok got it. Looks like i have to change the water very often from now on. Anyway my dw still refuse to sink and after tying fessiden on it, i weight it down with my fishing sinker lol.
1) A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
2) Men and fishes are alike. They get into trouble once they open their mouth.
3) Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish n he'll go broke. Give him a boat and you'll get rid of him for the weekend.
hahaha i've have a feeling that its going be like i spammed ketapang leaves.. but no worries! i change water really often! and uses them to water plants the plants!
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good practice , conserve water hehe..
btw, my recent rescape of my outdoor tanks i didn't really see it leach tanins out as my WC regime is insanely high. (daily)
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