Methods and Tips for Planting Aquatic Plants on Driftwood

Driftwood is an aquascaping material. To make fish tanks more beautiful, many people use driftwood for aquascaping, so how do you plant aquatic plants on driftwood?

1. Basic Introduction to Driftwood

The reason driftwood is used as an aquascaping material is that it does not float when placed in water. Besides driftwood, anything that can be placed in water without floating and without affecting water quality can become an aquascaping material, such as stone.

Driftwood can not only add a touch of genuine natural spirit to an aquarium, but also give an aquascape creator a broader space for creative imagination.

2. How Do You Plant Aquatic Plants on Driftwood?

Choose suitable types of aquatic plants, such as Anubias and Java fern (Microsorum pteropus), then use black cotton thread or fishing line to tie the aquatic plants and driftwood together. The tying should not be too tight or too dense, and then simply let the aquatic plants grow.

3. Types of Driftwood

1. Driftwood

Brown, with a dense texture, it will soften if used for too long. Newly purchased pieces should be boiled in water for 60 minutes, or soaked in clean water for 1 week, to thoroughly remove their pigment.

2. Dark wood

The earliest type of driftwood, close to dark brown, with a dense texture that will not rot. A piece of the same size can weigh twice as much. Newly purchased pieces should be boiled in water for 30 minutes, or soaked in clean water for some days, to remove their pigment.

3. Lingzhi wood

Imported lingzhi wood naturally has two colors on the same piece: yellow wood grain and dark brown, creating a strong contrast. It does not need to be boiled in water or soaked in clean water, and it will not fade. It can be left without any aquatic plants tied to it and is highly ornamental.

4. Azalea root

Golden in color, it can sink in water and needs to be soaked for a relatively long time, but its shape is graceful and elegant. It can generally be held down with heavy objects such as aquascaping stones or substrate sand.