mattyr Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 hi all anyone got any ideas on how to sink a very large bit off wood like make it fully water logged not to sure where i should of posted this haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathobes Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 You can silicon it to an anchor that will conceal under subtrate eg. A bit of slate, or tie it to a rock that's already in your tank with fishing line and test the tension in the fishing line once a week. It could take any period of time to stay underwater without an anchor. I'm guessing it's to big to boil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Matty can you post a pic and some dimensions dry wood needs to be weighed down and seasoned for a few weeks to when ever it soaks up enough moisture to sink plus it will leach tannin and send the water brown not good for an African rift lake tank as it will soften t he water and drop pH boiling will help speed things up but without knowing how large it is ................................ Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyr Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Matty can you post a pic and some dimensions dry wood needs to be weighed down and seasoned for a few weeks to when ever it soaks up enough moisture to sink plus it will leach tannin and send the water brown not good for an African rift lake tank as it will soften t he water and drop pH boiling will help speed things up but without knowing how large it is ................................ Chris ill try get a pic umm its about a metre long and kinda in a arch shape its been sunking in a tank before but i think its been out for awhile now its just sitting in the top of my 6x2x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaholic Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Matty can you post a pic and some dimensions dry wood needs to be weighed down and seasoned for a few weeks to when ever it soaks up enough moisture to sink plus it will leach tannin and send the water brown not good for an African rift lake tank as it will soften t he water and drop pH boiling will help speed things up but without knowing how large it is ................................ Chris ill try get a pic umm its about a metre long and kinda in a arch shape its been sunking in a tank before but i think its been out for awhile now its just sitting in the top of my 6x2x2 attach some slate or a rock to it. I just soak mine in a barrel until it sinks but you can drill a hole in the slate and use a stainless steel screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisshy Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Matty can you post a pic and some dimensions dry wood needs to be weighed down and seasoned for a few weeks to when ever it soaks up enough moisture to sink plus it will leach tannin and send the water brown not good for an African rift lake tank as it will soften t he water and drop pH boiling will help speed things up but without knowing how large it is ................................ Chris ill try get a pic umm its about a metre long and kinda in a arch shape its been sunking in a tank before but i think its been out for awhile now its just sitting in the top of my 6x2x2 attach some slate or a rock to it. I just soak mine in a barrel until it sinks but you can drill a hole in the slate and use a stainless steel screw. if it still wont sink try turnin it over an weigh it down you might have an air lock inside the drift wood may be the reason why it wont sink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinicus Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Matty can you post a pic and some dimensions dry wood needs to be weighed down and seasoned for a few weeks to when ever it soaks up enough moisture to sink plus it will leach tannin and send the water brown not good for an African rift lake tank as it will soften t he water and drop pH boiling will help speed things up but without knowing how large it is ................................ Chris ill try get a pic umm its about a metre long and kinda in a arch shape its been sunking in a tank before but i think its been out for awhile now its just sitting in the top of my 6x2x2 attach some slate or a rock to it. I just soak mine in a barrel until it sinks but you can drill a hole in the slate and use a stainless steel screw. if it still wont sink try turnin it over an weigh it down you might have an air lock inside the drift wood may be the reason why it wont sink I tie a rock onto my drift wood usually at the base so its hidden under the substrate. Then after a period of time I can remove the rock and the wood stays down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Above says it all. But after a week it will slowly drop down its self. Just has to take in enough water to the dry wood. If its been in a tank before it should not discolour your water, but I boil or soak mine first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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