Hello from Santa Barbara

Hello All,

I am getting back into a hobby that I enjoyed for many years but had to give up about 20 years ago. I had a 180 gallon fresh water aquarium filled with Piranha for nearly 14 years. I built the tank. It had a current along the front glass where the fish would swim like in the Amazon.

I will be setting up a new Fluval Osaka 320 reef tank and have been reading and viewing posts. There is a huge amount of information here, great that you all share.

There is one question I have, has anyone used petrified logs in a salt water tank and if so what was the outcome? I have some beautiful logs left over from that original tank filled with crevise, caves etc. I have been cleaning them mainly with high pressue, hot water so that I do not add any chemicals. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Looking forward to a long time at 3reef.

Feel free to visit my other hobby, Welcome to the Santa Barbara Bird Farm now celebrating 38 years.

Thanks,
Harry

 

Welcome to 3Reef>>>> I love to give people the bird.... Oh, not that kind of bird....

 

Those are some beautiful birds.....

 

Welcome to 3reef! I'd say vinegar then fresh(ro/di) water and lots of it.

 

Welcome to 3reef and I would ditch the log. You need some rock in there to let bacteria grow on to help filter the tank.