How to deal with sunken wood?

Uses of sunken wood.

1.High-quality sunken wood is made by sinking in the corrupt acidic marshland, and acidic aquariums are often used to adjust the pH value of the water body.

2.Add a view to the tank and add a natural, authentic atmosphere.

3.It becomes the aquarium fish and shrimp to inhabit and hide"Harbor"

4.A tool for fixing the bottom sand and a breeding ground for bacteria to attach.

5.It can also be a medium for aquatic plants to attach.

Classification of sunken wood:

In the selection of materials should be as close to nature as possible, when tying Moss, we should pay attention to fully revealing the simple and vigorous wood of the sunken wood, and Moss should be tied to the sunny side of the sunken wood, that is, the sunny side. If it is tied to the dark side, it loses its natural effect. In addition to Moss, you can also choose from antlers, thin leaves, water figs, or iron crowns.

In landscaping, sunken wood can reflect the rich natural landscape of tropical rainforests, and in landscaping in oriental countries, sunken wood is brought to poetry.

1. Gloomy wood: The earliest sunken wood, close to black-brown, has a tight texture and will not rot. Wood of the same size can weigh twice as much.

Newly purchased ones should be boiled in boiling water for 30 minutes, or soaked in water for a few days to remove their pigment. This type of sunken wood is generally large and can change its appearance with water plants. It can generally be used in extra-long grass tanks, which can reflect the magnificent momentum.

2. Driftwood: There are many in the market. Brown, with a tight texture, it will soften if used for too long.

Newly purchased ones should be boiled in boiling water for 60 minutes, or soaked in water for 1 week to completely remove its pigment. This type of sunken wood comes in a variety of sizes, and with patience, you will be able to pick the right shape.

3. Rattan, semi-sunken wood: sunken roots. White and brown alternately, with a loose texture.

Because of the wide range of materials, good shapes abound, and there is a lot of room for selection. This type of sunken wood does not sink at first, and after purchase, it needs to be boiled in boiling water for 60 minutes, or soaked in water for 1 week to completely remove its pigment and also increase its weight. Prepare for landscaping.

Generally, various aquatic plants can be tied to cover up their natural defects.

4. Rhododendron root: There are many of these so-called sunken trees on the market. Because its shape is in line with the style of ADA, there are many people who buy it.

The color is golden, can be submerged, and needs to be soaked for a long time, but the shape is beautiful and elegant. Generally, it can be compacted with heavy objects such as landscaping stone bottom sand, and it can be used immediately. It is best to tie some aquatic plants at the subtle and curved corners of such tree roots to play the role of the finishing touch.

5. Ganoderma lucidum wood: a special sunken wood just imported from abroad, which is completely different from the domestic varieties. This imported Ganoderma lucidum wood has two natural colors in the same piece:

Yellow wood grain and dark brown with strong contrast. No need to boil water, no need to soak in water, and no leg color. It can be tied without any aquatic plants, and it is very ornamental.

Aquatic plants landscaping is usually inseparable from the sunken wood, with the collocation of the sunken wood, in order to constitute a good scene, and how to deal with the sunken wood is often a big problem, in case the treatment is not good, it is not yellow water, or white hair, it is very distressing, so let's briefly explain the treatment method of sunken wood.

1.When dealing with sunken wood, you need to find a brush first and brush the sunken wood from beginning to end;

2.Put the sunken wood on the oven and bake it evenly, not too long, and copy it to the surface to be hot;

3.After the sinking wood cools slowly, you can put it in the pot to cook, add white vinegar when cooking, if it is vinegar essence, about 200 ml is fine, cook for half an hour, take it out, and let it cool by itself;

4.Then soak in cold water and soak overnight;

5.The next step is disinfection, put the sunken wood in the solution of potassium permanganate for about 20 minutes, and remove it;

6.If the sunken wood for landscaping is large, you can also directly brush the potassium permanganate solution onto the sunken wood for disinfection;

7.After the above steps are completed, the sunken wood is washed with water, wrapped in newspaper, and poured some water on the surface for a day;

8.Wait until the next day to take out the sunken wood, and then wash it with clean water, and you can safely put it into your water plant tank to use.

Everyone knows how to deal with the sunken wood, as long as you follow these steps, your sunken wood will not appear yellow water, white hair and so on.

There are three ways to sink wood into the water:

1. Cook. The sunken wood you bought should be boiled in water. Salt water or potassium permanganate can also be used.

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2. Bubble. They can be placed in buckets or small pools.

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3. Bake. The reason why sunken wood can sink is because they have undergone a certain carbonization treatment, because the wood is dense, and it can sink after roasting.

Sunken wood selection points:

1. Thin: angular, skinny. So that the sunken wood that can be made has a slim and elegant state.

2. Leakage: In the selection of sunken wood, it is some corroded into semi-holes or bridge-like shapes, which is conducive to increasing the sense of space in landscaping.

3. Penetration: It is required that there is a cave that can pass through the line of sight in the sunken wood, which can not only make the sunken wood more beautiful, but also play a role in adjusting the center of gravity.

4. Wrinkles: refers to the texture, the sparse part of the wood in the general natural state is more perishable than the dense part of the wood, such as the wood with a wrinkled texture formed by the annual rings, and the age of wood corrosion can also be seen through the wrinkle, which is also one of the important criteria for judging a good sunken wood.

5. Branches: It can be clearly seen that there are branches or roots of the natural shape, and there can be no artificial cutting into rigid blocks, plates, etc.

6. Section: that is, there is a section, which can make the shape of the sunken wood more vivid and natural. Some of the hollow knots can be a natural hiding place for fish.

7. Fork: that is, branches, there are relatively few high-quality sunken wood branches for a long time, and there are fewer reasonable shapes and no artificial modifications, so there is no need to pursue too deliberately, except for those with special landscaping needs.

Under normal circumstances, the wood can be used with simple cleaning, and the natural ingredients have no effect on the water quality in the fish tank, but it is still very good for the microbial environment in the tank. If you don't want to make wood yellow water.

Or in other special circumstances, such as the wood on the beach or when the wood ** is not determined, it is still recommended to boil it safely.

Be sure to cover the wood during the cooking process and cook the bubbles according to the size of the wood until the color turns black. After cooking, remove the residue on the surface of the sunken wood, and if it is still not clean, you need to cook it again until no yellow water is released, and then you can safely put it into the fish tank for landscaping.

How to deal with the newly bought sunken wood:The long-term use of sunken wood, the degree of calcification will be high, that is, simple scrubbing and disinfection, if soaked overnight without fading, you can enter the tank.

The first choice of disinfection is boiling, boiling for 30 minutes can achieve satisfactory disinfection and purification effects, and it can also be soaked with potassium permanganate, because it has a good disinfection effect, and it can fail in a short time without residue. The concentration and disinfection time must not be too long, lilac 10 minutes is fine, too long is easy to change the color of the sunken wood, it may be ugly.

It is best to boil in salted water for about 30 minutes and then soak in water for 1-2 days, if you can't cook it, you can just soak it for a few more days.

Precautions: First, pay attention to yellow water. Small wood is good to put in the water tank in the bathroom, and large sunken wood is soaked in a large bucket, pay attention to changing the water frequently.

As for the soaking time, according to the situation of the sunken wood itself, it is generally about a month, if there is still a small amount of yellow water, activated carbon can be used for adsorption.

The second cylinder needs to be disinfected before entering the tank to prevent moldy and hair. Small wood is best left in a pot to cook for a few hours, both to fade and to sterilize. For larger ones, it is recommended to soak the fish tank with potassium permanganate solution to sterilize.

Step 1: Be sure to soak it in water after buying it back.

Step 2: Use a brush to brush the sunken wood, roughly brushing it.

Step 3: Then use water to boil it, change the water often when boiling it, and boil it until the water is slightly yellow.

Use a blister, brush with a brush, change the water frequently, and the water will not fade after a few months

Half an hour. Before putting it into the fish tank, roughly wash the sunken wood with a brush, and bake the sunken wood on the surface of the gas stove, but do not bake it black into carbon color, otherwise it will lose its original color, and bake it until the surface is evenly hot; After natural cooling, put it in a larger pot and boil, add white vinegar, preferably vinegar, 200ml below 9 degrees. After boiling, cook for half an hour, one side can be left, and let it cool naturally.

Soak overnight in cold water; Put it in potassium permanganate solution to disinfect Yugao for about 20 minutes; If the volume of the sunken wood is too large, the brushed sunken wood can also be placed on a thick enough newspaper and brushed on it with potassium permanganate solution to disinfect; After disinfection, rinse with water. Wrap it in a new newspaper, drizzle it with some water, and let it sit for the day; The next day, open the newspaper and take out the sunken wood, rinse it with clean water and use it.

There are three ways to sink wood into the water:

1. Cook. It stands to reason that no matter whether there is any other way, it is better for us to boil the sunken wood we bought, and we can also use salt water or potassium permanganate to brush it.

2. Bubble. If the sunken wood we buy does not sink to the bottom, there is no dust, we are not in a hurry, or the bulk is large, then we can soak it in a bucket or small pool.

3. Bake. The reason why the sunken wood can sink is because they have undergone a certain carbonization treatment, and after continuous carbonization treatment, even if the sunken wood does not sink, it will sink, but the premise must be that we buy the same sunken wood, which will also mean that at least the wood is denser, not that you can just find a piece of wood to lose your hunger, and you can sink it after roasting it, maybe it will be baked into carbon, and it will not sink.

There are three ways to sink wood into the water:

1. Cook. It stands to reason that no matter whether there is any other way, we should boil the sunken wood we bought, and we can also use salt water or potassium permanganate water to brush it.

2. Bubble. If the sunken wood we bought is not sunken, there is no dust, we are not in a hurry, or the size is large, then we can put it in a bucket or a small pool to soak.

3. Bake. The reason why the sunken wood can sink is because they have undergone a certain carbonization treatment, and after continuous carbonization treatment, even if the sunken wood does not sink, it will sink, but the premise is that the cave must be that we buy the same sunken wood, and it will also mean that at least it is denser wood, not that you can find a piece of wood casually and bake it to sink, maybe it will be baked into carbon, and it will not sink.