litigator666 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 How long does it take for a driftwood to stay submerged on the water. Any tips on making it quicker. The driftwood I have is totally dried up and had soak in water last week, but still it floats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 About a week, try wedging it under something like a rock. I'd soak it in a bucket/bath tub first before putting it into tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbozed Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 How long is a piece of string?? I once had a log im my tank tied down with a piece of cement for a couple of months before it stopped floating, you never know. try to weigh it down with a rock, yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 your ded right jimbozed how long is a bit of string??? i have also had bits float for a very long time. so i usually just put a few decent sized rocks around the bit of wood so it still looks good until it dose stay down by its self olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 thank you guys, it's staying on my hospital tank for now, until it sinks. did put some wedge to hold it under water. i just got a few plants attached to it so I think I'll need to wait for a few weeks for those to establish roots. my tank will be bare for a few weeks i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazvana Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I had a piece that I attached some string and a brick to and it finally stayed submerged after a few months....it was only 1ft long too, so not a big bit at all. I had to take it out of the water for about an hour a month ago and now it won't sink again. It's been floating around the surface of one of my tanks for about 4 weeks now and I'm over it:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 it took about 1 day for mine its about 30-40cm long i just used a rock to weigh it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 I may be in trouble as the wood is about a meter x 2ft x 1ft (lwh) in dimension. Will see how I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad-n-angry Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 its all about the density of the wood if its not very dense its more porous and will soak the water faster very dense it can take months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) after months of waiting, it still floats. Decided to just throw it on the tank as a floating ornament. Saves me the space below for my rays and the floating wood seems to be a perfect hiding/hunting place for my bichir and synos. Edited July 31, 2012 by litigator666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Junkie Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 I've had a piece in a tank for at least 8 months I've also had other bits sink after 6 It's a waiting or weighting game I've got a couple at the moment that have sunk with rocks and cable ties FJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjn5188 Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 I've still got a piece that hasn't sunk for atleast six months, but i'm not complaining as my cherry shrimp love to hang out underneath it as it floats around the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
