Hunting for driftwood?

[daninmd]

Not sure which sub-forum to post this.

When i lived in Florida there were a few creeks and beaches i would go to to look for nice pieces of driftwood for my aquarium. Where do people go looking up here? i am in Annapolis but can drive a bit. I was thinking about trying some rivers like little gunsmoke, etc. I would prefer to avoid anything that comes in contact with the Chesapeake bay.

Anyone got any leads on good spots?

also, and legal issues you are aware of about removing driftwood from rivers,etc??

Driftwood seems to just be too dang expensive, and i have found more interesting pieces in the wild in the past.

Dan

 

[fishology]

come down to my neck of the woods... we can find you some nice pieces..susquehanna river wood.. theres piles literally everywhere

 

[Owens]

I have collected some local stuff before.

The problems I have are just that the stuff never seems to bog well.

 

[Avatar]

Patience grashopper - good things often take time.

American hardwoods just aren't as dense as the LFS stocks - they just need more time to soak. Even balsa logs will sink given time as Heyerdahl noted when he crossed the Pacific in Kon Tiki.

 

[mchambers]

Excellent Kon Tiki reference!


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[daninmd]

American hardwoods just aren't as dense as the LFS stocks - they just need more time to soak. Even balsa logs will sink given time as Heyerdahl noted when he crossed the Pacific in Kon Tiki.

haha, the Kon Tiki reference made me laugh. Yes, i completly agree based on my experience. the driftwood i have collected in the past took about 1-3 months depending on the type of wood and its condition (i.e. already in the water or not)

 

[dankdabe]

My brother-in-law is from the Northern Neck region of VA on the Chesapeake and I collect driftwood from the beaches every time I go. After boiling a couple of times, they're good to go. I wouldn't worry too much about the salt content, if that's the concern with pulling from the bay. My Jack Dempseys love the stuff, and my buddy John (Macgrubble) threw a piece he found with me in his community tank. They leech and make the tank water a little yellow, but I personally like the look. John and I have a ton we were planning to take to a meeting soon. Great looking stuff.

 

[daninmd]

My brother-in-law is from the Northern Neck region of VA on the Chesapeake and I collect driftwood from the beaches every time I go. After boiling a couple of times, they're good to go. I wouldn't worry too much about the salt content, if that's the concern with pulling from the bay. My Jack Dempseys love the stuff, and my buddy John (Macgrubble) threw a piece he found with me in his community tank. They leech and make the tank water a little yellow, but I personally like the look. John and I have a ton we were planning to take to a meeting soon. Great looking stuff.

thanks for the info...no, the salt from the chesapeake is not a concern. my concern is the number of communities within the chesapeake basin with combined sewers