+Erika Ursich Thank you. I love they way they have turned out. Now that the roots have had time to grow, they are running all over the wood. Looks really cool!

+PsychedelicBabe That my little dude! Thank you! im jelous! he's got more hair than me now!lol that wood has turned out very well just wont sink.lol

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching my vids. It's been s few weeks to due to work but I'll have a new project I'm workin on in my next vid.

Heck ya! I don't know what I ever did without it. Has to be my favorite hardscape. Thanks so much and thanks for watching!

+Aquarium Boy123 Thanks!

Yes, what a sweety!

Thanks Carlos! Thanks for watching!

Thanks man! It's just soo freakin expensive to buy it!

+vyck6977 Thank you and thanks for watching!

I thought I did too. Heat up the pot and hit it with a pressure washer while still hot. Worked for me. That sap seems to loosen up if real warm.

Thanks for the sub!

Mike's Fish Room could I use dry oak or cedar? Thanks for your time and am subbed 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Juan Smit, I just learned from another KZfaqr that cedar is dangerous to shrimp. He also pointed out that the fibers are not very dense so it will break down faster than some harder woods. So if those are not a concern of yours I think you can use cedar no problem. I haven't learned about oak yet. :-)

Awesome! Good luck! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! That's exactly why I started doing it. I've now had my pieces in for a few months and no issues. Good luck man! Let me know how it turns out if you get some.

Thanks brother!

Thank you. Glad to put some useful info out. Thanks for watching!

The roots are where it's at. So much more beautiful! I wish we had high flowing water around here. Louisiana water just sits. Lol. I just grabbed some roots out of one of my customers ponds. Pressure washed and boiled for 3 hours. I do like you method a lot!

Right! Completes a tank. Manzanita is beautiful. I love the branching.

Sweet! Good luck!

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it! I'm having a lot of fun.

Thanks so much!

Thanks Mike!

+Fish Behind Glass Thanks FBG!

Thank you. Will do!

Jena Tucker bristlenose pleco

Thank you! Thanks for watching! I subbed you back!

Mike's Fish Room Thanks man

Suman Khadgi can i use lemon wood????????

I am thinking it's more of a soft wood. If aged really well your main challenge will be to get it sink. I'm boiling more driftwood that I yanked out of one of my customers ponds today. It looks like a pine or oak but Its been water logged for years. I'm going to try it in my tank tomorrow. I am boiling 3 hours and am pressure washing again before I put them in. I'll let you know how they work out for me.

+Mike's Fish Room Thanks man!

Thanks dude!

Ken Layne Black Walnut is a toxic hardwood

All fishes would benefit

Pa. Fish Preacher Thanks for watching my videos! I always boil it. A lot of times the wood is cured but will still leach tannins. If you give it a good 2 hour boil it will slow down how fast your tank water turns brown when introduced. Reg your other question... I have a DIY aquarium pot video. The only recommendation I will give on top of my video is if planting swords or other broad, long leaf plants. Use a larger bottle to make it. My biggest sword touched the top of a 55 and was planted in an x large gator aid bottle.

+pia a Thanks! it's so expensive to buy and makes the tank so beautiful. diy is the way to go! i will have to try that on my pots. I gunked up a $160 craw fish pot. lol Thanks for the pleasant words. they keep me happy that I make these vids!

Im wanting info about thus as well? Did u find out anything

Izak Scowen I haven't used mangrove before but I would say don't get your hopes up. I've had pieces that have taken weeks/months to drop so I went ahead and boiled and waited down. Placing them in the tank as soon as they cooled in some ice water. Couple months later I take off the brick tie downs. If your piece does drop fast, it's not a bad idea(for sterilization) to go from boiling to cool down, straight to the tank. Just make sure it's stays submerged through out all steps. I've also left a piece out for a few hours and it took days to get it back down. Keep me posted and thanks for watching man!

June Superio my experience with substrates and stuff is to bake it

yea i felt so too, its really nice but 2-3 scenes cut together with music would really be enough

It's going to take a little bit of time. Doing controlled curing will speed up the process quite a bit. Boiling is the best thing to do to get out tree sap, tannins, bugs, parasites, ect. If I had fresh wood I would boil it and let it dry out in the sun. I would repeat this process until I see the wood to dry out, crack, and fade in color. If you want to set up something to do a bunch over time you can do a 50 barrels or Rubbermaid tote and submerge with rocks for 8 months to a year. I know that was a lot. Just wanted to try to be descriptive .

+Mike's Fish Room great response, I am thinking of trying a bunch at once as a protect

You can use the loctite gel but seachem makes a tank safe glue.

Cheers mate great video's by the way keep it up

Kristy Lee if it is non toxic, yes

A 55g.

I wish! Lol I think it's the camera angle and the wooden frame. It's just a standard size.

+vyck6977 that would probably help well for the surface cleaning! Thanks for adding to!

Thanks for watching man! Did the person say why they thought it was bad? Living in La I see it in almost all water retention. I agree! I think these fish can tell the difference between fake and real! I can't wait to really fill my tanks with plants

Finding that manzanita is a huge score!

+Mike's Fish Room ,I've just read on forums that cypress is bad.it might be because it's dry and fresh compared to pieces growing submerged . Ya my manzanita is kinda old and dry. my hippie hand is weak these days but I know I can find some good pieces out there on the trail

+Damion Markham I've been looking it up as well due to never having issues with it. Many people I read from state that it can be difficult to get it to sink and that cypress leaches a lot of tannins so it might not be preferred amongst the rest. Mine was so well aged that it probably made the difference. Mine hasn't leached anything to my surprise. Hippie hand. Lol honestly this stuff isn't cheap. You might make a couple bucks off of it.

I was correct long ago. Lol

Thank you! I'm very surprised has fast things have taken off already! Joey Mullen the king of DIY. You have to know Joey. Lol he was probably one of the first fish based channels I watched. Learned a ton from that dude. Thanks again man!

+Mike's Fish Room no problem. Yea, I've pretty much looked at his channel for all my diy projects!

+Nick Menard lmao! None taking bro. I'm in Mandeville. Where are you located? Thanks for the sub!

Welcome! im in lafayette. im thinking about getting away from convicts. angels seem to have my interest for some time now

+Nick Menard Sweet man! Your not far at all! I've never kept convicts but have always loved Angels. Until I really dove in I had no clue how many varieties of Angels there are. You keeping Angels now?

+Nick Menard Sweet man! Your not far at all! I've never kept convicts but have always loved Angels. Until I really dove in I had no clue how many varieties of Angels there are. You keeping Angels now?

nope not far at all lol no ive never kept angels. i started with platties then moved to convicts. i also have a little dovii bout 4in. Angels are gwowing on me tho lol. like you said i never knew there were so many kinds.