pre soaked is best IMO

by **pippoodle** on Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:30 pm

I used to buy wood thattook ages to soak but since discovering lots of lfs sell planted pre soaked bogwood from their ank i use this now and very little tnnins are produced - i always like some Smile

The tip i would say is when you get it home soak it in hot water with a very weak bleach soloution then run through cold water quite faST flowing

take care to rub through every leaf if you dont want snails

by **xweeqtx** on Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:35 pm

I stick my wood in the dishwasher on a boil wash :lol!: Without tablet of course.

by **pippoodle** on Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:51 pm

great idea hun thumbup

my dishwasher is hubby though so he might not like would stuck in him

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** on Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:56 pm

LOL My dishwasher is....................mine all mine Twisted Evil

by **xweeqtx** on Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:58 pm

:lol!:
I've lost count of how much wood has been put into mine, it's never done any harm LOL. It's only ever tiny splinters coming off of it if anything, and any bigger pieces will get caught on the thingymabob made for that purpose to stop it being clogged.. whatever the thingymabob is called.. confused01

Works a treat! I curse the days of leaving wood soaking for weeks at a time haha.

by **lilacamy931** on Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:15 pm

Mine felts at times if that makes sense? Bits detach, thinking of sticking in the dishwasher, we have one its the flats but never used it. hmmmm Wink

by **Newfishy** on Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:14 am

yall fancy peoples with yer dishwashers. outin the coutry here we be praizin jeasus if the lectricty works every day.

by **Netty** on Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:12 pm

:computerlaugh: I suppose you go to the river to wash your clothes too :lol!:

by **Newfishy** on Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:44 pm

we just throws ourselvs and the youngins into that there pond out back, good enough warshing for us.

by **liamg1285** on Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:52 pm

hmm thats a gd idea wiv the dishwasher will have to try that 1 day.

by **Dreaming Moonlily** on Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:23 am

Wow so many great ideas~!! It took forever for my hollow stump to sink, but oh how i looove it Love

by **elliriyanna** on Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:29 pm

so if its not presoaked or you go get it from the woods either boil it , soak it for a few weeks or throw it in the dishwasher?

by **Time-Out** on Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:22 pm

I've found the best pieces are generally used in the tanks at lfs, so I just point one out and say 'that one!'. Then it's SO's job to scrub with one of those scrubby brushes.

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