Still cycling. Excited to add fish. Thinking of celestial pearl danios.

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[–] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

That’s a gorgeous tank! What did you use for the wood? Did you treat it or prep it in any way? I’m going to set up an 80 gal tank soon and its primary focus will be aquascaping. I’m still going to have fish but, I’m concerned about just throwing in some drift wood or whatever and having it affect the ecosystem negatively.

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    Edit: thank you!

    I don't know the species of wood, and did not treat it. If you have the pots for it, I would recommend boiling the wood just to get tannins out...but I haven't personally had any bad experiences with wood that I get from aquascaping shops. I would be cautious about picking up wood from the ground if you're planning to do that.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    Ah yeah, that’s more my concern. I’m in an area where driftwood and the like of naturally washed up. It might be worth just getting something from a shop to avoid any issues. Thank you for your insight!

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