Re: Driftwood Conditioning

[Andy Dilbert <ixtapa at hempseed_com>]

Walter said:
>I do this for fresh and salt water tanks by taking dry wood, either
>real drift wood or standing dead wood from the forest (maple in my
>case) and boiling it for many hours (>7 typically), changing the water
>every few hours, until the water comes clear. By then the wood sinks
>as it has absorbed enough water and it is also pretty sterile so I'm
>not introducing pathogens into the tanks.

I have a dumb question:  What kind of pot do you use?  I tried boiling my
driftwood (about 18 inches long) and I couldn't fit it in the pot.  Maybe a
wok would work better?

Thank you,
-Andy

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