Driftwood source? - APE - Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts

jprime84 · 10-26-2009, 12:30 PM

Just wondering if anyone would share their sources for some of the wonderful driftwood I see on here. My LFS has some good pieces, but mostly larger pieces with much less branches coming off.

Jdinh04 · 10-26-2009, 01:27 PM

I would try www.manzanita.com or www.tomcypress.com

CL · 10-26-2009, 07:09 PM

I got mine from Tom Barr over on PTF.

oldpunk · 10-26-2009, 07:53 PM

there's a 40 acre patch of manzanita right behind my house. i'd have now idea where else to get some. lol

AquaZilla · 10-26-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by oldpunk

there's a 40 acre patch of manzanita right behind my house. i'd have now idea where else to get some. lol

Dude! Is it cool to harvest?

oldpunk · 10-26-2009, 08:02 PM

i guess so. most of the stuff we'd want for scaping is probably a fire hazard or something. i've never really thought too much about getting a whole lot of it though. i just figured there where others with a corner on the market so to speak.

oldpunk · 10-26-2009, 08:05 PM

oh, that 40 acres i just mentioned is only the tip of a very big iceberg. we're surrounded by the stuff around here.

edit - i tried to sell some stumps on the sns on tpt but no one was interested. i dunno...

AquaZilla · 10-26-2009, 08:14 PM

I buy lots of the stuff. I think the key is to get thick branches of this stuff, not the twiggy type stuff you see everybody selling. Big trunks with fat branches.
The stuff I get looks like they have been in a fire or something. Very dead looking.

oldpunk · 10-26-2009, 08:17 PM

like this?

i pressure washed them. they were black. all of the dead stuff on the ground is usually black.

oldpunk · 10-26-2009, 08:19 PM

op's!! i didn't realize that pic was so big.

10-26-2009, 12:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
jprime84 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 31	Driftwood source? Just wondering if anyone would share their sources for some of the wonderful driftwood I see on here. My LFS has some good pieces, but mostly larger pieces with much less branches coming off.

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Jdinh04 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 268	I would try www.manzanita.com or www.tomcypress.com __________________ AquaScapist.com Planted Aquarium Blog & Resource

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CL Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 603	I got mine from Tom Barr over on PTF. __________________ 48- La vida es seuño\|33.6- Iwagumi Rapids\|7.2- Flooded forest\|5.4- Iwagumi Reef

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AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	I buy lots of the stuff. I think the key is to get thick branches of this stuff, not the twiggy type stuff you see everybody selling. Big trunks with fat branches. The stuff I get looks like they have been in a fire or something. Very dead looking. __________________ The Planted Aquarium Blog

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10-26-2009, 07:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
oldpunk Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California Posts: 200	there's a 40 acre patch of manzanita right behind my house. i'd have now idea where else to get some. lol

10-26-2009, 08:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
oldpunk Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California Posts: 200	i guess so. most of the stuff we'd want for scaping is probably a fire hazard or something. i've never really thought too much about getting a whole lot of it though. i just figured there where others with a corner on the market so to speak.

10-26-2009, 08:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
oldpunk Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California Posts: 200	oh, that 40 acres i just mentioned is only the tip of a very big iceberg. we're surrounded by the stuff around here. edit - i tried to sell some stumps on the sns on tpt but no one was interested. i dunno...

10-26-2009, 08:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
oldpunk Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California Posts: 200	op's!! i didn't realize that pic was so big.