How to Anchor Jangle Wood Root Driftwood in a Fish Tank
Having driftwood in a fish tank has many benefits for fish.
This is what makes fish tank owners tempted to buy driftwood to add to their fish tanks.
Unfortunately, it’s not rare that fish tank owners have no clue about how to keep driftwood, including jangle wood root driftwood, from floating in the fish tank because, as its name suggests, driftwood will drift when it’s put on water.
So, here are some tips about how to anchor driftwood in a fish tank.
- Boiling the driftwood
Believe it or not, the first way to keep driftwood, including jangle wood root driftwood, from floating in a fish tank is by boiling it.
By boiling the driftwood, the tannins that are stuck on the driftwood for quite some time can be leached.
The tannins and other substances are the ones that cause driftwood to be able to float on water. So, when they’re gone, the driftwood won’t be able to float anymore. It’s that simple.
- Putting some screws on the driftwood
If you don’t feel like boiling the driftwood or still doubt that getting rid of tannins and other substances from the driftwood, especially from jangle wood root driftwood, can really prevent it from floating in a fish tank, you can try to put some metals on the driftwood.
In this case, stainless-steel screws are recommended because they are small.
However, they are still metals that are very good in drowning something so that you can drown the driftwood in the fish tank without having to worry about ruining the aesthetics of the driftwood so much due to the small size of the screws.
As for the how-to attach the screws to the driftwood, you can make holes on the driftwood using a drill and then put the screws inside the holes with a screwdriver.
- Gluing the driftwood to the fish tank
Another way to keep driftwood from floating in a fish tank is by gluing it to the fish tank. This is not very recommended though, because most glue cannot hold its adhesive nature longer in wet environments than in dry environments.
However, this is the most practical way to anchor driftwood to a fish tank, including jangle wood root driftwood.
Of course, you need to put away the water in the fish tank and dry it in the process. Otherwise, you won’t be able to glue the driftwood to the fish tank at all.
Summary
There are at least three ways to anchor driftwood in a fish tank, including:
- Boiling the driftwood
- Putting some screws on the driftwood
- Gluing the driftwood to the fish tank
Those are the three ways to anchor driftwood in a fish tank to keep it from floating. We hope that this information helps you in solving your problem.
