Danioscape
Seedling
To use or not to use
After going hunting in the woods I stumbled across a huge oak tree branch that had been ripped off by what I think the weight of the ivy on it made it give way.
The wood was literally bone try and snapped in half with a good kick whilst harvesting the oak I noticed the beautiful shapes of the dead ivy branches entangled on the oak some of which I harvested I mean they look blahblahblahblahing awesome. The pieces are super dense and very thin 2-5cm in width
I would love to use these in my tank as they are gorgeous.
I have only come across Irish ivy being used in a tank after scouring threads the ivy in question is hedera helix possible also Irish ivy or hedera Hibernica I’m going to go back as soon as possible to try and get a positive ID.
I stumbled across an article about wood preparation and the main reason that evergreens are avoided is becuase they contain the chemical made to use turpentine such as fir yew cedar etc however chemical preparation or bog purification is possible I did some research and unless I’m just stupid I couldn’t see any direct relation to the pine trees
Also I believe manzanita is an evergreen shrub is this solely sold as driftwood? Or do the phenols and toxic substances within evergreens vary in degree in amount and in terms of their nature in terms of water solubility.
The only thing I could find about English ivy is gum-resin which is a ruby red substance which can be extracted from mature bark
According to another guide the difference between gum is that it is polysaccharides which can become water soluble thus leeched from the wood
The resin however requires a chemical solution which I’m not comfortable using since I eventually want to have critters in my tank although it is tried and tested.
I cannot seem to find catorgorically whether it’s gum or resin what to think about it’s use. I will probably end up putting it in the soaking bin until next year and see how it fairs the one person on the forum I found had a piece in their tank and claimed that it was the only evergreen wood they would ever use and very durable
This is what I have learnt so far so please if any of the information or I am misunderstanding something I am happy to be corrected
Thoughts Advice Please ?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedera_helix
https://heritagesciencejournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40494-018-0204-3
https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/hedera.html
Wood prep guide
https://aquaplantscare.uk/everything-about-wood-and-roots-in-the-aquarium/
After going hunting in the woods I stumbled across a huge oak tree branch that had been ripped off by what I think the weight of the ivy on it made it give way.
The wood was literally bone try and snapped in half with a good kick whilst harvesting the oak I noticed the beautiful shapes of the dead ivy branches entangled on the oak some of which I harvested I mean they look blahblahblahblahing awesome. The pieces are super dense and very thin 2-5cm in width
I would love to use these in my tank as they are gorgeous.
I have only come across Irish ivy being used in a tank after scouring threads the ivy in question is hedera helix possible also Irish ivy or hedera Hibernica I’m going to go back as soon as possible to try and get a positive ID.
I stumbled across an article about wood preparation and the main reason that evergreens are avoided is becuase they contain the chemical made to use turpentine such as fir yew cedar etc however chemical preparation or bog purification is possible I did some research and unless I’m just stupid I couldn’t see any direct relation to the pine trees
Also I believe manzanita is an evergreen shrub is this solely sold as driftwood? Or do the phenols and toxic substances within evergreens vary in degree in amount and in terms of their nature in terms of water solubility.
The only thing I could find about English ivy is gum-resin which is a ruby red substance which can be extracted from mature bark
According to another guide the difference between gum is that it is polysaccharides which can become water soluble thus leeched from the wood
The resin however requires a chemical solution which I’m not comfortable using since I eventually want to have critters in my tank although it is tried and tested.
I cannot seem to find catorgorically whether it’s gum or resin what to think about it’s use. I will probably end up putting it in the soaking bin until next year and see how it fairs the one person on the forum I found had a piece in their tank and claimed that it was the only evergreen wood they would ever use and very durable
This is what I have learnt so far so please if any of the information or I am misunderstanding something I am happy to be corrected
Thoughts Advice Please ?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedera_helix
https://heritagesciencejournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40494-018-0204-3
https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/hedera.html
Wood prep guide
https://aquaplantscare.uk/everything-about-wood-and-roots-in-the-aquarium/