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Mistal
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OK so as the Subject suggests i went and bought a nice big piece of driftwood for my 450l tank, except i have one problem, its ACTUAL driftwood and wont sink...  so i have it soaking in the tank at the moment under a heavy rock so it wont float, and im just wondering if this is the best way to get it to sink or is there a better way?
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don't worry. eat ice-cream
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Hi,
I know Noddy boiles the wood. I don't know if thats the secret but u can try if the wood fits in your pand, or you can boil it, art by part and tuning it so all wood have been boiled....
I hope it works for ya! 
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i had the same problem, i tied tubing and suckers to mine, and stuck it to the side of the tank, as it was far to big to boil, took 4 months to finally sink, 
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PAUL
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mine, i just put some sucker cup, anchor it at the bottom plate with
transparent string...and presto, it looks like " the epoch' floating
foreign crust inside the tank...
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Noddy
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like dimmy stated, boiling could help.
if you can't fit it into the pan, the only other option is weighing it down and being patient.
Very patient, that is. 
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its definitely too big to boil!
i guess ill just anchor the heavy rock to it till it decides to sink in 4 months time 
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for my larger pieces of driftwood i used a stainless steel screw and attached a piece of plexiglass to the bottom of it then buried it into the substrate.....
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Mistal wrote:
its definitely too big to boil!
yeah, i know the feeling!
This piece luckily sank by itself, for there was no pan big enough to boil it in...
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Last Edit: 1 year, 7 months ago by Noddy.
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PAUL
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one of my driftwood looks like this one....
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PAUL wrote:
one of my driftwood looks like this one....
Oh, i thought that was the rock to weigh the wood down. 
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longhairedhippyweirdofreak wrote:
for my larger pieces of driftwood i used a stainless steel screw and attached a piece of plexiglass to the bottom of it then buried it into the substrate.....
I've done this too works a treat
Gaz
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