Is this black locust wood good for my l306, l397 & l204 plecos!
Black Lotus driftwood
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Hi friends hope everyone is well & the fish are good!
Is this black locust wood good for my l306, l397 & l204 plecos!
Is this black locust wood good for my l306, l397 & l204 plecos!
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Re: Black Lotus driftwood
Hi Howie,
I don't know what black locust wood is or if that wood is safe, but that piece looks spectacular.
Cheers, Eric.
I don't know what black locust wood is or if that wood is safe, but that piece looks spectacular.
Cheers, Eric.
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Re: Black Lotus driftwood
Very unscientifically, it looks like a keeper to me.
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) I'm not familiar with but as it's a deciduous hardwood tree then it's almost certainly safe.
If it were me I'd toss it in an outdoor tub with a couple of goldfish for a few months, aside from the fact this will prove it's safe it will also give it time to get waterlogged and so be a lot easier to work with in a glass tank.
Cheers,
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Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) I'm not familiar with but as it's a deciduous hardwood tree then it's almost certainly safe.
If it were me I'd toss it in an outdoor tub with a couple of goldfish for a few months, aside from the fact this will prove it's safe it will also give it time to get waterlogged and so be a lot easier to work with in a glass tank.
Cheers,
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Re: Black Lotus driftwood
Hi all,
Cheers Darrel
Yes it is fine. I gave some hollow logs to a friend, and they were used, even when they were still floating.AmazonTank wrote: ↑27 Jul 2024, 00:23 Is this black locust wood good for my l306, l397 & l204 plecos!
Cheers Darrel