Fishing line to tie down driftwood??

**UofMKitty** · 08-07-2012, 09:31 PM

I want to use something more permanent to hold down my medium piece of driftwood. I have had it for about four years, but it never stays on the bottom. I have used cotton thread before, but it always ends up stuck in my filter intake.

Thank you for your thoughts.

**Goes to 11!** · 08-07-2012, 09:39 PM

Fishing line is non-toxic, Works fine, & Is effectively invisible under water.

**KingFisher** · 08-07-2012, 09:42 PM

Another way to keep it on the bottom is to screw a flat piece of slate to the bottom of it and cover the slate with your substrate.

**UofMKitty** · 08-07-2012, 09:42 PM

Good! I am SO tired of the string.

I am going to try the fishing line. I prefer to keep metals out of my tanks, so the screws scare me. I thought about drilling a few holes through the wood, but the line sounds safer!

**jmlampert23** · 08-07-2012, 10:09 PM

You can also silicone the slate to the driftwood

**Lady Hobbs** · 08-07-2012, 10:32 PM

A-1 to Kingfisher. I used the stainless screw/slate for a long time.

**dmagerl** · 08-07-2012, 11:01 PM

Dental floss works too.

**korith** · 08-08-2012, 12:10 AM

If you've had the driftwood 4 years now and still hasn't sunk, it may take a lot longer for it to full submerge on its own. Drilling a hole into it and into a piece of slate is probably your best bet for a long term solution. Another option instead of a stainless steel screw is to use nylon bolts, have used those safely in aquariums before

**Lady Hobbs** · 08-08-2012, 02:34 AM

If it's already been in the tank for 4 years, chances are it will never sink. It could be a soft wood or a hollow wood.

**UofMKitty** · 08-08-2012, 05:18 AM

The wood is finally secured to the bottom. I tried the silicone idea, but I guess the wood is as Lady Hobbs stated: hollow. Perhaps a little petrified, too considering all the drilling barely scratched the surface...LOL! Up until now, the best I could do was string and some rocks on top to hold it down, so the line has made me very happy! Thanks everybody for all your thoughts...I enjoyed mulling them all over!

-Give my best to fishies! ^_^