Driftwood in a marine tank

[94Roarge]

Hey all,
I have never seen driftwood in a marine tank and was wondering about if anyone has any info on the subject.

I'm about to get a 4x2x2 and have some sweet wood I picked up for a freshwater tank before I discovered the salty side of things.

 

[Elementalj]

Hey all,
I have never seen driftwood in a marine tank and was wondering about if anyone has any info on the subject.

I'm about to get a 4x2x2 and have some sweet wood I picked up for a freshwater tank before I discovered the salty side of things.

Wouldn't it acidify the water? I may be wrong, so I'll let others chime in.

 

[cracker]

I'd be wary of adding wood to Your tank. That needs some careful research .

 

[94Roarge]

Wouldn't it acidify the water? I may be wrong, so I'll let others chime in.

That's the only thing that came to mind, but with other things to buffer, would it be much of an issue?

 

[94Roarge]

And it's the branching style of wood, so not a whole heap if mass involved

 

[Elementalj]

That's the only thing that came to mind, but with other things to buffer, would it be much of an issue?

I still wouldn't do it. Maybe in something brackish but never in a full fledged marine tank. I'm sure someone will ask Randy soon, and we will have an answer!

 

[Elementalj]

And it's the branching style of wood, so not a whole heap if mass involved

I know what it did to the pH or my river tank, which was what I desired. I'm still thinking it would compound a lower pH issue for a marine tank.

 

[94Roarge]

I still wouldn't do it. Maybe in something brackish but never in a full fledged marine tank. I'm sure someone will ask Randy soon, and we will have an answer!

I know what it did to the pH or my river tank, which was what I desired. I'm still thinking it would compound a lower pH issue for a marine tank.

The tank will be a pretty fowlr style, or still too much?

 

[Elementalj]

The tank will be a pretty fowlr style, or still too much?

You're persistent! If the water acidifies too much, the rock and its inhabitants will dissolve. Driftwood has a tendency to acidify the water it comes into contact with by releasing tannis into the water column which has a direct effect on pH.

If your still insistent on trying this, I'd suggest you do it with an uninhabited tank so that you can experiment without loss.

 

[94Roarge]

I'm just curious on all sorts of levels [emoji14]

 

[94Roarge]

You're persistent! If the water acidifies too much, the rock and its inhabitants will dissolve. Driftwood has a tendency to acidify the water it comes into contact with by releasing tannis into the water column which has a direct effect on pH.

If your still insistent on trying this, I'd suggest you do it with an uninhabited tank so that you can experiment without loss.

I have some ideas on experiments, but the info is helpful