not sure on the type either but as far as I know and from my experience as long as it’s really dead and very dry it can be used because all the saps that might make toxins are gone once the wood has dried all the way. if the sap concerns you you can leave it out in the sun for another year or so to remove finish decomposing. to put it in your tank I would bake it to remove any unwanted hitchhikers (bugs, parasites, fungi, etc.) I usually do 250°F and keep a close eye on it so it doesn’t burn. a piece that large might have to stay in for a couple hours so that the center reaches a high enough temp to kill anything unwanted. sometimes they’re kinda smelly lol
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looks like grape vine….not the best because it desintigrates rather quickly in high humidity.
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not sure on the type either but as far as I know and from my experience as long as it’s really dead and very dry it can be used because all the saps that might make toxins are gone once the wood has dried all the way. if the sap concerns you you can leave it out in the sun for another year or so to remove finish decomposing. to put it in your tank I would bake it to remove any unwanted hitchhikers (bugs, parasites, fungi, etc.) I usually do 250°F and keep a close eye on it so it doesn’t burn. a piece that large might have to stay in for a couple hours so that the center reaches a high enough temp to kill anything unwanted. sometimes they’re kinda smelly lol
looks like grape vine….not the best because it desintigrates rather quickly in high humidity.