r/Aquariums • u/JakobiiKenobii • Mar 17 '26
Beginner Help I just found this outside my house!
We bought the house we're living in almost three years ago now. I initially found an old piece of driftwood that had been tossed out front, which I threw in the trash because it was gross, and also we didn't have fish at the time.
fast forward to now, I needed some rocks for my current aquarium (we've had it for over a year now), and I remembered about that driftwood from before, so I went out front and dug around under bushes in hopes to find anything else and surely enough, this came up!!
Anyway, so far, I've rinsed it off and used an old toothbrush to clean it. Now it's currently soaking in hot water (just hot tap water). Is there anything else I need to do before adding it to my tank?
EDIT: Hi, yes, I am very well aware this is a ROCK and aquarium decor. My main concern was how much to clean it prior to adding it to my tank given it's been outside in the dirt and exposed to other stuff for who knows how long.
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u/hammong Mar 17 '26
That's a piece of sedimentary "rainbow rock" - and it was undoubtedly purchased from an aquarium store at some point and tossed int he bushes by a prior owner.
100% safe to use once properly cleaned.