River Driftwood

River Driftwood
How long do you boil Driftwood?

River driftwood for fresh water aquarium.

Depending on the size of the piece you can put it in a pot with water and bring the water to a boil over a fire/grill/stove or if it's too large (and you don't have a pot you want to use for this) put the driftwood in a large bucket, tub, or as a last resort, bathtub, and pour boiling water over it.

As far as the length of time, this will vary with the piece - larger pieces are more dense, so you should keep them at high temperature longer. The exact time can be as little as 15-20 minutes (usually enough to kill organisms on the surface) to keeping in boiling water for several hours so more of the tannins leach out (these will stain your water brown - boiling may not remove all of this, and some people continue to soak their for several weeks - months).

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