Making Driftwood in toilet flush tank

I use different types of wood, including toothpicks and chopsticks like in this example, to make driftwood. 

In previously published videos, I described different ways to cure wood. 

The fastest way to cure wood is to boil it for a number of hours. 

A much slower way is to submerge wood in running water. 

That is exactly what I am going to do. 

You can buy driftwood on Amazon: 

https://amzn.to/32HZRIf

Previously, I did it in a stream located in Central Park in NYC. 

This time I am going to do it in my own apartment. 

Here I tied chopsticks to a rock using fishing line. 

Also, I want to cure a couple other wooden pieces. 

Just remember to remove bark from the wood. 

Okay, let's get to the curing place... 

Which is the old fashioned toilet flush tank. 

Remove the top cover from the tank.

Flush the toilet to empty the tank. 

Place the wood between wall and the overflow pipe.

 Flush the toilet again to check if it everything works as it should.

 All works fine. 

There is enough room to put a couple more pieces on top of each other.

 All works fine. 

Put the top cover back in a place. 

I set the wood for curing on May 14th, 2019 and forget about it for...many months.

 Large wood takes more time to cure. 

I decide to use one of the wooden pieces for a new aquarium on October 31st, 2020. 

So, these pieces of wood have been underwater for about 1 and half years. 

Let's pull them out. 

I like the dark color of the wood. 

I am going to use just one piece for now. 

Let's put this piece back for curing. 

Make sure the flush is working. 

Put the top cover back on the toilet. 

Wash the driftwood piece clean of whatever dirt may have accumulated on it. 

I put this driftwood into a new aquarium. 

You can see the whole setup in a live stream video shown on my YouTube channel. 

There are many interesting details I talked about in that video. 

So, please check on it and a couple other related videos. 

Here are just a couple highlights.

 I use a seashell to anchor the driftwood.

 Add land moss that grows underwater. 

Add different aquatic plants and snails. 

I keep aquariums next to the window and away from direct sunlight. 

I grow land plants with their roots in water in all my aquariums.

 I don't change water. 

And all my aquariums are self-sustainable. 

I let this aquarium sit (or cycle) over one month before adding fish into it.

 December 4th, 2020

 You can see the driftwood in the aquarium with 3 wild minnows I rescued. 

I showed the whole adventure in a number of videos and live streams.

 An absence of any noticeable tint of the water indicates that the driftwood was fully cured. 

I put a couple of dwarf guppies in this aquarium after releasing Minnows. 

April 1st 2021

 This driftwood has been in this aquarium for about a half year now.

 The water stays clear without any tint. 

The driftwood looks great and it certainly has been cured. 

I like "the blown by wind tree" shape of this piece. 

And I like that it was effortless for me to cure it in the flush tank. 

Have fun and happy aquariums :)