[AquaticLife] driftwood from river, curing/cleaning.

 

Today we went floating on a river n I noticed a pile of wood n I couldn't help but pick through it n found the perfect piece of drift wood. Have NOT put it in my tank because I dug it out of a muddy river bank with very very still moving water. Im wanting to prepare it for my tank. Iv read on at least 15 links to scrub it with a brush, then boil it(although it wont fit in a pot that I have because its "branchy") so the next best thing I see is to add boiling water to a 5 gal bucket with the wood in it - wait to cool- rinse and repeat a few times, and then let it soak in clean water for a week chaining the water until I notice a decrease of tannin in the water. It said to soak it with a dechlorinating agent. Are there any that work better or are preferred over others? I'm just a bit worried I wont get it clean enough n I kill my tank n have to start aaaalllllll over again.

I'm definatly a DIY kinda person, so I picked up an awesome rock to go with the drift wood and iv got it soaking in water with a bit of vinegar but its going to get at lease a week of soaking and scrubbing before it goes in my tank. Iv searched everywhere for "that piece" to add to it, but I haven't found it on line or in my pet stores. Send me to the river for 20 minutes n I'm one happy camper. Haa.

Thank u guys very much. As I said, I'm a total newbie here. So I'm very thankful for ur advice and patience with me. Lol
Kiersten

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