[RML] Driftwood
Roy Hunter (roy at angfa.org)
Mon, 3 Nov 1997 07:38:39 -0700
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With all these replies on the
driftwood subject we haven't heard from anyone that had a bad experience with
it. Most driftwood is just sun bleached dead wood. The good stuff like what you
get from them folks down in Alabama is submerged wood. I have never heard of
salt in the wood before but I guess if you are getting it out of the ocean then
you have the salt.
Most wood is toxic to some degree. I would say that an irritant is a better way to
describe it. Some are affected buy the dust more than others. Some woods contain
a high amount of silica so you can get silicosis from the dust of the wood but
it is not toxic to the fish. I have used a lot of different wood to get
different looks because each wood has its own color under water. Walnut is nice
if it doesn't have any of the white sap wood. It gives you a nice Brown color.
The iroko is a nice red and pine gives you that nice brown/gray color. The
harder the wood the more suitable it is for the aquarium. Pine dissolves quickly
and things like walnut will last a very long long time and will dissolve very
slowly. If you doubt the piece, put it in a 5 gal bucket with a goldfish and see
what happens.
Just like anything else when keeping fish, when
you use wood you need to keep up on the water changes. If you dont change a lot
of water then dont use the wood.
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Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 10:33:36 -0500
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From: Mike Adams
Subject: Re: [RML] Driftwood
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So, did this message appear funky to anyone else (in appearance, not
content)? Are you playing with the font button, Roy????
Mike
At 07:38 AM 11/3/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>
AmericanaWith all these replies on
the driftwood subject we haven't heard from anyone that had a bad
experience with it. Most driftwood is just sun bleached dead wood. The
good stuff like what you get from them folks down in Alabama is
submerged wood. I have never heard of salt in the wood before but I
guess if you are getting it out of the ocean then you have the
salt. AmericanaMost wood is
toxic to some face=Arial size=2>degree. I would say that an
irritant is a better way to describe it. Some are affected buy the dust
more than others. Some woods contain a high amount of silica so you can
get silicosis from the dust of the wood but it is not toxic to the fish.
I have used a lot of different wood to get different looks because each
wood has its own color under water. Walnut is nice if it doesn't have
any of the white sap wood. It gives you a nice Brown color. The iroko is
a nice red and pine gives you that nice brown/gray color. The harder the
wood the more suitable it is for the aquarium. Pine dissolves quickly
and things like walnut will last a very long long time and will dissolve
very slowly. If you doubt the piece, put it in a 5 gal bucket with a
goldfish and see what happens. AmericanaJust
like anything else when keeping fish, when you use wood you need to keep
up on the water changes. If you dont change a lot of water then dont use
the wood. Roy Hunter
Co-Chairman
ANGFA of North America
visit the ANGFA website at:
http://www.angfa.org
reach me at:
roy at angfa.org
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University of Kentucky
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