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Old 09-12-2006, 06:15 PM   #1
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Default did u guys experience it?Driftwood will still float after taken out after use

I took out my driftwood i think3 months back
today i try to put it in and it FLOAT!!

last time is sink de
air go in again~~
sianz have to put the driftwood into hot water and soak again
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Old 09-12-2006, 06:24 PM   #2
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I took out my driftwood i think3 months back
today i try to put it in and it FLOAT!!

last time is sink de
air go in again~~
sianz have to put the driftwood into hot water and soak again
yes.. i experienced the same thing before... got no choice.. have to soak again...
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Old 09-12-2006, 06:26 PM   #3
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yeah....cause the pores within the wood all 'aired' liao. No choice.....have to resoak, but it will sink pretty fast.
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Old 09-12-2006, 06:29 PM   #4
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u all not so bad..
i was tying my java fern onto the wood then i put it in and float
i curse and swear and throw away all the java fern out coz they look veri dry like gonna die liao
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Old 09-12-2006, 06:35 PM   #5
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u all not so bad..
i was tying my java fern onto the wood then i put it in and float
i curse and swear and throw away all the java fern out coz they look veri dry like gonna die liao
u mean u put in the wood then u did not see whether it sink not and by the time u discovered it the plants all dried up liao???
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Old 09-12-2006, 08:30 PM   #6
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kinda right .i spent around 1-2 hrs tieing the java fern onto the driftwood
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Old 11-12-2006, 12:25 AM   #7
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u all not so bad..
i was tying my java fern onto the wood then i put it in and float
i curse and swear and throw away all the java fern out coz they look veri dry like gonna die liao
u should add on weight to sink after a few days it will stay liao.
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