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Re: [APD] How do you waterlog wood?
.At 11:16 PM 9/11/2003, you wrote:
I've got a large (3 1/2 foot long) piece of driftwood in my planted tank
that I had found at a nearby river. It would not sink, so I drilled a
line of 1/4" holes along the top that reach through the center of the log,
and I also had to attach two very heavy pieces of steel bar to get it to
stay at the bottom of the tank. When I put the log in the tank, a lot of
air escaped out through the drilled holes. Now, after six months, the
thing is still as buoyant as the first day I put it in the tank. Is there
any way to get it waterlogged enough that I can take the steel bars off of
it (they are a pain to keep hidden under the substrate!) or will it never sink?
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Sad to say, i've seen larger peices of driftwood that took over a year to
become waterlogged enough to submerge easily. Your best bet is to probably
anchor it to a large peice of slate. Landscape supply yards usually carry
slate slabs up to about 1" thick and one can be had for a reasonable price
- around here they range from the $0.30 to $0.60 per pound depending on
color .
HTH
Regards
Berne Kairunas
Metro Detroit Aquatic Plant Supply - www.mdaps.biz
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