| For decorating your aquarium you can make | | | | to ensure that everything is treated with boiled |
| yourself pieces of driftwood and it will save you a | | | | water. |
| lot of money. If you go to the market, driftwood | | | | Once you complete this water treatment |
| is very expensive. A small piece can cost around | | | | process, you can shift these wood pieces into the |
| $25. In addition, driftwood bought from the store | | | | container you procured for treating the wood. |
| may not be suitable. Sometimes it is not cleaned | | | | Then you should add water to that container. All |
| and it is not soaked. It may leak toxins in your | | | | the pieces of wood should be fully immersed in |
| aquarium. | | | | the water. You may find some pieces of wood |
| If you have to prepare nicely shaped pieces of | | | | floating on the water as they may not sink. You |
| driftwood for decorating your aquarium, it is not | | | | can add some weight on those pieces to keep |
| difficult. The pieces of driftwood are available | | | | them immersed in the water. They will sink within |
| anywhere in the market. They need not come | | | | a week's time. |
| from the water. The only thing you have to | | | | Within a couple of days you will find that the color |
| ensure is - whatever pieces you have bought are | | | | of the water is changing. The water will look like |
| not rotting. You can 'season' that driftwood to | | | | tea! This is an indication that all the chemicals on |
| look unique. | | | | the surface of the wood are gradually released. If |
| First procure a big container for soaking. I will | | | | you would not have done this process, this could |
| advise a container of about 20 gallons. A rubber | | | | happen in the aquarium itself and it change the |
| maid container is preferable. | | | | color your aquarium within a few days! |
| Then purchase some aquarium salt. It will be | | | | Sometimes, these tannins are useful for the fish |
| useful for killing all the bacteria as well as parasites | | | | as they resemble the natural environment. |
| on the wood pieces. | | | | However, you should not take any chances on |
| Now the process of treating the wood begins. | | | | that. They can also affected ph levels of your |
| Clean the pieces thoroughly. Remove all the debris | | | | aquarium. |
| and other dirt on the wood. And do it with full | | | | You should change the water after a week. This |
| attention. If something remains on the pieces of | | | | time replace the water without adding any salt. So |
| wood, that may contaminate the aquarium water. | | | | whatever salt is attached to the pieces of wood |
| Once this is done, take a big pot and boil the | | | | will come out in the water. |
| water. Add the aquarium salt while boiling. There is | | | | Once this soaking process is complete, you should |
| no specific measurement for adding aquarium salt. | | | | wash the pieces of wood thoroughly and then |
| However, you can approximately add 1 | | | | you can safely transfer them into your aquarium. |
| tablespoon of salt per gallon of water. Thereafter, | | | | You should not keep these pieces of wood |
| you can add wood pieces in the water. | | | | outside for a long period of time, otherwise the |
| Remember, all the pieces should be fully | | | | water in them will evaporate and they will again |
| immersed in the water. If some pieces are big, | | | | start floating in the aquarium! |
| you can turn them upside down after some time | | | | |