Re: NANFA-- Drift Wood - Recommended?

Mike Thennet (thennet_michael_at_tmac.com)
Tue, 06 Feb 2001 11:18:25 -0500

I tend to use drift/bogwood that is already submerged. I use a sturdy plastic
hand brush to clean off the exterior of any possible nasties. I have noticed that
the wood sometimes grows a few small fern-like plants or alot of moss-like plants
similar to java moss.

Mike

Moontanman_at_aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/6/01 8:23:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> thennet_michael_at_tmac.com writes:
>
> <<
> Bob,
>
> Moon is correct, I confused cedar with cypress. Sorry about that. For some
> reason I was thinking cedar swamps instead of cypress swamps.
>
> Oh no, I hope no one used cedar in their aquarium.
>
> Mike
> >>
> I collect pieces of bog wood and no doubt some of them are cypress. I have
> one large piece that is probably more 500 years old. It was dug deep out of
> peat bog at a construction site about 25 years ago. Only cypress could lay
> around here for 25 years and not rot and the place it was found makes me
> think it was very old.
>
> Moon
>
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