"Robert H" wrote in message
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"Bob A" wrote in message
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This is not really plant-related, but its in preparing to put in plants.
I
have a couple of small driftwood pieces, and my brother has found a very
nice, long piece of lighter wood (fat lighter) the type that is used to
start fires. It is very attractive, and he says it would be fine in my
tank. But I'm concerned that it may have chemicals in it which would
leech
into the water.

Does anyone know?

thanks,

bob in north carolina

It will be fine except it will float...it will never sink no matter
what you do to it.

Robert H
http://www.aquabotanic.com


you got that right. I have several pieces of driftwood in various tanks .
The wood came from fresh and salt water. I pressured washed it, boiled it
and drilled many many holes in the wood. I put it in the tank ( no prob.
with the fish) and months and months later unless it is weighed down with
rock it floats right back to the surface. Much cheaper than the bog wood at
the LFS though.

Rick