12 Rules For Collecting Aquarium Driftwood 

Came for the driftwood tips, stayed for the tour of the fantastic tanks/house/yard. Good stuff, mate!

A man of my own heart. I am lucky, I live in Central Oregon where there is some cool woods but we also have a plethora of beautiful stones. Huge chunks of green, yellow and red Jasper, columnar Basalt, rare Obsidians, Agates galore to only mention a few. I am lucky.

Glad I’m not the only man in Jersey looking around for drift wood and rocks 😂thanks man for all the info can’t wait to find pieces for my 55 gallon

Legit video topic - another great place to collect wood is logjams in rivers, usually debarked and presoaked, pretty much ready to use and tons of wood in one place

It's nice that you care about the trees. We need more people in this world like that👍

Me binge watching driftwood collecting videos, trying to learn as much as I can especially about which woods are safe and how to prep and treat before even going near my fish. Also me: 👀 THOSE ROCKS LOOK NICE TOO!

I recently discovered a peat bog spot not far away which is under preparation to harvest commercially. The wood they dug up is awesome red like mahogany, even if was exposed to the sun for quite a while. Due to the acidic environment (~pH 2) there aren't a lot of parasites in the first place, but boiling is still a good thing. The large pieces I 'water' with loads of peat at pH 2-3 after pressure cleaning for a month. Works fine.

umless your doing crazy aquascapes, collecting driftwood locally is best

I like collecting dry drift wood then sinking it myself! Prevents water pest coming into my tanks! Zebra mussels, snails, leeches, etc.

Thankyou so much, this is the straightforward super helpful guide ive been looking for. x

Such a helpful video. and a beautiful tour of your place. Ready to go hiking!

I live like a 3 minute walk from the beach so a beach combing video would suit me just fine 😁👍🏻

I Always find cool looking Driftwood at the levee when the Mississippi River goes down to its low Summer level. It’s Everywhere.

This is by far the best video I've watched of yours. I've been collecting my own decorative rocks and wood for over twenty years. I love the fact you included not killing local flora or fauna, unfortunately here lately I see a lot of destruction on my local creeks. Quick question for you do y'all need your fishing and small game license to collect or forage for anything?

This will save me thousands for my ponds

Pro tip... dont move the camera around so fast!

12 rules for life? cringe, unbased, liable to make you sympathetic to billionaires for no good reason. 12 Rules For Collecting Aquarium Driftwood? based, god tier, safe for fish and shrimp, quality content.

"You never know when you could use a good piece of driftwood" 😁💯👏 I have pieces of driftwood, interesting stones and pebbles, even tons of seed pods that i keep just for decor in my garden and house, now I've set back up some tanks, I'll be out scouting for more 👀

Great tips! However if you want to eliminate glare when shooting video of your tanks or surface of water you could get an adjustable polarized lens filter. They're super cheap, less than $20

I’m a big stick, rock, and bone collector. I’m drooling over that collection of yours.

Tyvm you are the first person to actually answer all my questions about collecting my own driftwood here in nj with everything you said, I was scared to use any wood if there are some that can be bad in the aquarium keep up the good work and you have a new subscriber

first off I've been looking to diy my aquarium and this vid is amazing thank you for actually showing me (us) what you do when looking and how you judge what is good enough and is safe thank you for an amazing vid! keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow just know drift Wood is valuable , nice content

Man, you all are lucky to have such a mix of natural area’s i live in Kuwait 🤣all we have is sand and it’s illegal to collect it

I enjoyed the walk in the woods.

#1 Solution - put all collected HARDWOOD specimens is a large plastic bag (Clear bags?) so any water or wildlife in or on the wood does not get in your vehicle or dwelling. Also placing your cleaned driftwood in a leak proof plastic bag and filling it with water while inside a tub will waterlog the wood so it is ready when you want to use it for your aquarium aquascape.

I’m right in Santa Paula by the punch bowls there’s a to of beautiful finds there. Also 15 minute drive to the Ventura beach so I’m always on the lookout there

Looks like you were at the south mountain reservation gathering some of your wood. I hike my doggies there all the time and gather some wood. Usually for making log furniture... but now looking for driftwood for my tank. Thanks for the great info!!! Now I'm on the hunt!!!

DW, Thanks for keeping it real in times like this👍👍👍👍

Thanks for the video. I am very new to fish keeping and in NJ also. this was really helpful... even the smallest tips. I've got a river nearby with tons of old ( hundreds of years) cedarwood...at low tide especially you can see all the stumps and pieces. Can't wait to go collect some. Also great tip on just picking it up and saving/decorating. I'm always outside...pick up every stone that catches my eye. Beautiful garden!

Thank you, this was a really helpful video and I truly enjoyed the vibe! I also love your tanks - I keep smaller tanks and species myself, but I find it such a treat to see good husbandry with any style. Beautiful fish and tanks, man. They must be so nice to look at and sit with on a rainy day. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for another great video man. I simultaneously hate all of you guys, because you make me want a huge fish tank. Keep your eyes open at thrift stores for driftwood and aquarium decorations.

Love your tips, advice and the tour of your aquariums! GOALS!

Hope you're still going, youve given me inspiration in finding my own pieces of wood in these jersey creeks , ive set to find any good pieces plenty of rock and slate but yet to find wood pieces but with this video man i feel like ill find one tomorrow haha

Its sounds so peaceful there.

Fantastic looking garden. Thank you for the tour.

Im glad i have a creek near my house!

You have a beautiful home.

Extremely helpful, I’m going hiking at my local creek as soon as I’m done watching!

Very clear and detailed video, thanks for sharing man! And your tanks look stunning!

That tank keeps me in this hobby, just a great looking maintained tank 😮😮✌🏾✌🏾🙏

Ha I lost my phone hella months back so I been looking for your channel but forgot the name lol Just ran into your channel.🎉🎉🎉😎

Thank you for all of the tips! Especially about the bugs. I will be bring plastic bags to put them in before boiling.

The sound effect makes me feel like Im goin to do something illegal.

Thank you for your video. Very helpful.Your tanks are amazing and your fish are the quality of our zoo, healthy, colorful, and Big.

My man roaming the wilderness with Jay's 🤙

lol. Did he seriously say he couldn't find a pebble but he found a baby rock?????(~10:00)

Nice job.

Great info, I am skeptical as to whether all dead wood is safe for aquariums as you say, I live in redwood country and most of the wood I find in rivers is definitely or possibly redwood, and I've been told by longtime fishkeepers, and the internet alike, that it is not safe, since it has natural pesticides, which is part of the reason why it's so expensive. I've read that other types of wood are poisonous to fish too. it would be cool if you had a video showing how you use redwood and other woods that people say are poisonous. Even doing a tank with a bunch of Douglas fir wood in it or some type of pine tree would be really helpful. Species of trees on the east coast is HUGELY varied, whereas on the west coast, we have mostly pine and fir trees, along with oak

Man I'm in Pennsylvania surrounded by streams n etc😁🤟kids get your boots on we going for an adventure 🤣💯

I’m new to your channel, but you have the most beautiful tanks! Thanks so much! 👏👏👏❤️🐠🐠

I was just down cape may at the end of august and found some drift wood. Was Gona bring it back but couldn’t find a use for it....yesterday I jus so happened to find a tree frog in my front yard...now I’m searching all over to find a nice piece to put in my tank for him lol...✌🏼🐸from philly

Thank you for ur knowledge

Very informative! Thank you!

Beautiful collection

I need that little piece for a new tank im setting up! I liked the mini house and yard tour 😁👍

Wow! Your house and property look amazing man!

Very inspiring. Makes me want to go exploring!

Nice video! I’ve been needing to get some nice driftwood for my pond

Awesome video! I have to admit I cracked up each time you used the x-files theme. Also, your pond and the way you have it decorated with all the plants might be one of my favorites I've seen.

The singular worm in the bucket😂😂

I have 13 aquariums at home and probably have for 4500$ equivalent in stone and driftwood I collected myself. Best find are when I make kayak on lake in shalllow water.

I enjoyed this video a lot :)

Thank you so much!

I’m late to the party but it was hilarious and informative. I wish we could’ve seen the tumble.

Thank you so much, I almost got rid of the drift wood because I wasn't sure if it was a safe type of wood

Didn’t know rocks had babies. You learn something new everyday

Inspirational. Tanks!

Found your channel today and subscribed to it today 😊

Great collection. The best part is all FREE

First time viewer here and I really enjoyed the video. Very educational and thanks for sharing.

Amazing content right here sir you are a rock star

So I was at lake Michigan and found 3 nice peices of driftwood, I got home, rinsed them in water and then added them. 3 minuets later I see 1 tick floating on top so I took them out right away. How do I get rid of ticks?

great video. i scored a piece of wood last fall, should cover most of my 75gl. i live in new hampshire so waiting for spring to prep it. thanks thank you to,all of the people out there putting out info for less experienced fish keepers.

I found a piece of what I think is spruce on the beaver dam in my back yard. It’s already well weathered and spongy-ish. What do you think about it? It looks beautiful but don’t want to ruin it.

Great video man! Thank you for the tips and advice!

Down the shore jersey!! Wildwood was my spot 20 years ago. Good stuff D

THANK YOU SO MUCH🐠

I enjoyed your video... If you find it it means something to you. Probably more than if you bought it. It certainly does to me when I find something for my tanks. Great video 👍👍

Can you boil it to make sure everything is dead on it ? Or bake it ?

Dudes constantly giving us the middle finger during the first two minutes lol

Found a driftwood spot in carpinteria ca, previously before stumbling on this place i had never found natural driftwood literally hundreds of pieces of driftwood logs etc

I definitely think driftwood is way overpriced for what you get. Why should I spend $100 on a big stick? I have a forest and river within walking distance from my house that looks exactly like the area that you go hunting for your wood. Thank you for the tips.

Awesome video, thanks for taking the time to video and explain :)

Always enjoy your videos very informative.

I loved this video! I hope you make more like it

Thanks for sharing this vid. Beautiful fish. I subbed for that reason alone.

Ummm .. X Files sample- I’m in! 😎

I fw your house bro and how you used all the wood

I nearly died when you picked up the salamander thinking it was a worm 🤣

The way you appreciate trees, do you have a bonsai? I think you'd like it too. I also have a rock tumbler.

Thanks for the help bro ❤️

What beautiful tanks! Nice video, thank you!!!

Oh wow. I know exactly where you go to forage for drift wood. Time to take a quick ride to Millburn Lol.

Aquascapers respect nature!

Wow 🤩🤩🤩 your tanks and fish are breathtaking! Awesome video and very informative. Thank you!

Amazing video content and no joke. Best driftwood doy video. Quick question for you.. do you peel all bark off those vines you showed? I have had a medium size piece for a long time but never thought about aquarium before. Lmk

I had put a drift wood in aquarium first month it was looking good but then it was covered with some white thread like substance at some parts of it please help

Never bought wood , sadly wasted some money on rocks when I started in the hobby but ever since I learned how much of a rip off it is... I am never spending a penny on it lmao , it's tons of fun finding such materials for ur aquarium 👍

I boil huge pieces of driftwood in a food safe barrel over a fire in my back yard.