How to identify of driftwood has rotten and beyond use for aquarium use?!
I suppose the degradation starts immediately after the wood is detached and put into water but when do you really just discard it?
I have some malaysian(!?) driftwood in my tank... It has always been a bit soft and it came with the aquarium...it has anubia growing off of it and I never really moved or messed with it much..yesterday I got it out of the tank to retie one of the loose plant and realized it smelled foul.. Really bad... Almost sewer like... I didn't expect it as I do daily water changes...
Firstly, is this normal? If not, was there anything I could have done to prevent it? Lastly, can I salvage it ( not putting it back in my discus tank but maybe with some other less valuable fish)?
I am sure plecos are missing it already but discus are appreciating absence of smell ...
I suppose the degradation starts immediately after the wood is detached and put into water but when do you really just discard it?
I have some malaysian(!?) driftwood in my tank... It has always been a bit soft and it came with the aquarium...it has anubia growing off of it and I never really moved or messed with it much..yesterday I got it out of the tank to retie one of the loose plant and realized it smelled foul.. Really bad... Almost sewer like... I didn't expect it as I do daily water changes...
Firstly, is this normal? If not, was there anything I could have done to prevent it? Lastly, can I salvage it ( not putting it back in my discus tank but maybe with some other less valuable fish)?
I am sure plecos are missing it already but discus are appreciating absence of smell ...
