Re: [AGA Member] Help

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

No prob.  I figured you meant me so I went ahead and
answered.

If the wood is very dense and heavy, it will probably need
2-3 boilings or 20-30 minutes each.

If it's not very dense, or even floats, than one boiling
for about 15 minutes might be enough.  It's hard to say
because there are so many different kinds of trees.

The key is the temperature of the water.  In warm water the
leeching is very slow.  In boiling water, it's instant tea!


good luck,

sh
--- Donna McGraw <donnamcg@swbell.net> wrote:
> Thanks, Scott, I don't know what kind of wood I have but
> I'll give it a try.
> Sorry about getting your name wrong - I had just been at
> Steve's website
> looking at the articles on setting up aquariums with soil
> substrates and got
> a bit confused  ;-).
> Donna
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Help
> 
> 
> > With the African, I find that about 30 minutes, change
> the
> > a water, do 30 minutes more is usually enough.
> >
> > In boiling water the wood will keep leeching but after
> a
> > couple of boils, it stops discoloring normal temp
> water.
> >
> > Give the wood plenty of time to cool off internally
> before
> > returning it to your aquarium.  Soaking or rinsing in
> cool
> > water will cool it down quicker than air cooling.
> >
> > Scott H.
> > --- Donna McGraw <donnamcg@swbell.net> wrote:
> > > Steve, do you have a suggestion as to how long I boil
> > > each section -
> > > assuming I can find a pan large enough?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Donna
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> > > To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 3:54 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Help
> > >
> > >
> > > > Have tyou tried boiling it part at a time. Stich
> > > however
> > > > much fits into the pot and boil for 15-20 minutes,
> > > repeat.
> > > > the turn to another end and do it again.  You might
> not
> > > get
> > > > the whole thing this way, depending on shape, but
> each
> > > part
> > > > you get will not leech tanin and that will help
> overall
> > > > reduce the problem for you.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Some folks have success running a half dozen times
> > > through
> > > > the dishwasher -- no detergent, of course.
> > > >
> > > > Scott H.
> > > > --- Donna McGraw <donnamcg@swbell.net> wrote:
> > > > > I wrote back in April about setting up a new 46
> gal
> > > tank
> > > > > after I got back
> > > > > from Belize.  Well, I got back and after
> > > recouperating
> > > > > from the trip got
> > > > > started on that tank.  I put a piece of driftwood
> > > fresh
> > > > > from the LFS into
> > > > > the tank and got started on the landscaping.  The
> > > > > driftwood is still
> > > > > leaching tannin after all this time.  After
> several
> > > > > complete water changes,
> > > > > I went back to the LFS and they suggested I boil
> the
> > > > > offending driftwood.  I
> > > > > do not have a pan large enough for the shape of
> this
> > > item
> > > > > so they suggested
> > > > > I put in in the bathtub and run hot water over
> it.
> > > Well,
> > > > > I put it in a
> > > > > rubbermaid container instead with the hotest
> water I
> > > > > could safely add and
> > > > > have tried to keep it pretty hot, at least in the
> > > > > daytime,  for the past
> > > > > week - it's still turning the water brown.  Is
> there
> > > any
> > > > > fix for this or
> > > > > should I through it away and start again?  As it
> was
> > > > > pretty expensive for a
> > > > > piece of wood, I'd rather try to save it?
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA
> > > > > Donna McGraw
> > > > > Newbie of the Year!
> > >
> > >
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