Anyone know where to buy nice 'branchy' pieces of wood for the aquarium?

Like the types you see used for reptiles etc.

Not mopani root nor bogwood type stuff - more like a large sandblasted branch.

I'm looking for a decent sized piece as a centerpiece.

Thanks in advance,
Patrick.

you can get some branchy pieces from zooplus.ie dont know if this is what your looking for but have a look by clicking here

Cheers Ronan, thats kind of what Im looking for but it needs to be suitable for the aquarium...

This stuff is marked:

'The sand-blasted wood is well-suited for both tropical and dry terrariums'

The only stuff they have in the aquarium section is mopani or fake stuff...

I wouldnt chance puttin it in the aquarium unless I was certain it'd be Ok...

Aquaristic have a pretty good selection of various woods/roots suitable for aquariums - much more than mopani and mangrove - the Red Moorwood looks like it might be what you're after. The best part is the picture you see is the piece of wood you get (in most cases). Prices don't seem too bad considering, but I've never used them and have no idea what the shipping cost would be (based in Germany).

Aquaristic are probably your best bet alright, they change the photos every month or so for the redmoor wood, if you don't see anything that you like right now you could try again later. Postage is 19.95 Euro I think. The Redmoor wood wil float so you need to hold it down under water with a rock or something heavy, after a few weeks it will stay down by itself without the aide of the weight holding it.

Decent interesting driftwood is a thing thats difficult to get in Dublin, I don't know why that is, there would be a demand for it I would imagine if it were available. Its hard to find decent rocks as well although things have improved lately in a couple of stores that I have been to around Dublin.

PS. aquaristic do an excellent range of rocks as well if you are in the market for any of those, the 20 euro postage covers you for up to 20kg weight.

Forgot about these guys, they do a large selection of Redmoor wood all individually photographed so you can choose, they are based in Wrexham,Wales, there is a postage calculator on the checkout page.

www.thegreenmachineaquatics.com/mall/dep...ndividual%2520Pieces

have you ever used normal drift wood that is collected from the beach in Ireland. I have collected a bit from Bray and as yet havent used it in the tank. I have washed it down and left it in the back garden to the elements for a few months. My next step is to boil it and then I will try out a small bit. I am a bit nervous of it but thought you might have had some experiene with it. thanks

Hi, seen some branchy wood in aquatic village old bawn, dunno if it's suitable 4 aquarim though as they also sell reptile stuff.Give them a ring 01 4045501

i was in aquatic village in tallaght and they had a lot of branchy pieces
but when i asked about them they were for terraniums and would not be aquariun safe

rgds

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Cheers for the replies guys - I think Aquaristic will fit the bill alright!

Thanks for your help,
Patrick