Post by dooder on Jun 25, 2023 8:21:54 GMT -5
Is there an actual reason that aquarium wood must be some exotic wood sourced from the other side of the world and purchased from a pet store for the same seemingly per gram price as rough gemstones? I sunk a hard maple stump in my big tank that I took off my property, debarked of course, and my fish are breeding, living well, and are thriving. My plecos love it, my cories are laying eggs constantly, and my tetras are so colorful they almost look fake. I have a large amount of apple and pear logs that I set aside for carving that will most likely end up in my tanks as well. I stuck a slab of pear wood in my 20, the wood was air dried for years and debarked before putting it in the tank. Within two days the pear wood colored orange, almost a mahogany color. I'm not getting any visual tannins in the water, and my pleco in that tank doesn't seem to care about it at all. It does seem to be assisting with stabilizing the water conditions from ph8 to ph 6.8 as well. Yes, I'm smart enough to not used chemically sprayed wood, evergreens, oak, or any tropicals that have toxic chemicals in them too.
