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Old 06-26-2008, 07:29 PM   #1
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here is a pic i was shown of a tank that belongs to someone i know.



here's JOM's.



where do i get scraggly pieces of driftwood like these?
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I would also like to know...
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Old 06-26-2008, 07:31 PM   #3
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Old 06-26-2008, 07:36 PM   #4
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http://www.manzanita.com or register at one of the planted tank websites (http://www.plantedtank.net or http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com) and look for a seller on there. Just search for manzanita and he should be the first thread you see on either.
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i just head for my local rivers and streams and pick it up.lots of cool pieces....and free too.
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i just head for my local rivers and streams and pick it up.lots of cool pieces....and free too.
sounds like an income stream right that, mate. i'd buy from you.
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this will seem stupid but i assume u boil them after you bring them home to kill any and all unwanted hitchhikers
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Yap I would go with Rivers streams. As far for the first one looks like tree roots any one else think that as well?
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Yap I would go with Rivers streams. As far for the first one looks like tree roots any one else think that as well?
just to clarify, do you mean "rivers and streams?"
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Gil - I've never found anything interesting in the streams near my house. I've also been chased out of a creek by the New York DEP Police, but that was in a big park near my house.
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If you have manzanita around your local area you can just collect that and cut it to your desires. I know we have tons around here and that is where I get mine. I just sanded it some and rinsed it in hot water, it was way too big to fit in a pot to boil LOL.
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Gil - I've never found anything interesting in the streams near my house. I've also been chased out of a creek by the New York DEP Police, but that was in a big park near my house.
i simply don't trust the waterways in my immediate area. maybe i'll keep an eye out the next time we're out in the boonies.
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You might find some cool stuff down at Letchworth. I've been meaning to go hike that for about a year now.
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are you allowed to remove anything from a state park?
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Legally, no...otherwise, you be the judge!
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Head to the beach if you're close enough. I've found really cool pieces of driftwood on the beach.
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I just got back from the annual company picnic. This year we had it at a state park on Lake Erie. I saw some really cool pieces of wood along the edge of the beach. Some of it looked like that bucks horn stuff.
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LOL ya hehe
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i have never boiled or soaked driftwood..i collected it from the s****************s of lake erie and rivers and streams around cleveland..all i ever did was to hose it down real good.
never had a problem.
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