BASIC INFORMATION:
The Thai Bogwood we offer is ideal for both the Aquarium and Vivarium settings. Fish Breeders / Keepers can buy individual pieces of Thai Bogwood ay very reasonable prices. We offer an assortment of Thai Bogwood which cater for both the amateur and professional alike.
Thai bogwood is very rarely offered in Aquarium shops as it is very expensive. Large pieces with interesting shapes are quite collectable and are added to aquariums to give them character, providing hiding / nesting places for your fish and shrimp and a growing surface for plants such as Java fern. Additionally, the leaching of organic compounds such as tannins into the aquarium water causes a brown coloration.
It not only looks nice but the bogwood will also leach out tannins which slowly turn the water brown (this reduces with age). This is harmless and indeed often thought as beneficial to the fish and plants. These tannins will alter the pH of the water making it more acidic and will soften the water in a similar way that peat does. As well as for fish in aquariums, Thai Bogwood can be added to vivariums as ornaments and to provide habitat for your invertebrate and reptiles.
PREPARATION:
All the bogwood that we offer has been pre-soaked. After fully drying out the bogwood has been wired brushed using a stiff wire brush and a soft wire brush and they are then brushed under running water to get rid of any dust and dirt and then is stored, ready to be sold.
We suggest that you do not just simply dunk the wood into your tank. Take the wood and rinse it under normal tap water and leave it in a bucket of tap water for several days / weeks to soak and saturate. Boiling wood in water for 6-12 hours is a quick alternative to letting it sit soaking in water for weeks. But be aware this will destroy any beneficial fungus or bacteria there may have been on it and a lot of the tannins inside.
When adding fresh bogwood to the tank often a light white coating appears on the wood for a couple of months. This is a harmless fungus and should disappear. Algae eating fish often eat it. Adding activated carbon to your filter will remove tannins, and regular water changes will help keep them to comfortable level.
The package will be shipped directly from Thailand. We use the International small packet and International parcel airmail services supplied by the Thai post office. Both services offer tracking numbers. Parcels usually take 12 - 14 working days to arrive once shipped.
Orders will normally ship within 5 days after payment has been cleared.
Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
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