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If you go to the www button, you can see my tank with lots of driftwood that I found in the forest. I first cleaned the driftwood and then sanded it lightly to remove any loose wood. I then washed the wood in my bath tub. I used my wifes canner (canning fruits/juice), and filled it with water, stuck the wood in and bioled it for several hours. Most of the wood was too big for the canner so I stuck one end at a time in. When I took out the wood, the water in the canner was the color of weak coffee. After the wood cooled off, I attached some suction cups with screws and stuck it in my tank. The water is a little tea colored but not nearly as much if I didnt biol it. The tannins that are released will not harm the fish. It is natural actually. Tannins also help to absorb hardness and make the water softer.