Cedar Wood in Tank?

This came from Tom's Crypress in Waldo, FL.

Yes, this cedar is useful.
Other species might not be or might be okay, not sure, I've only tried this one(southern swamp cedar, they use to make pencils out of this tree).

I've never found any issues with any wood other than being too light/rot on it etc, some folks have fungus grow, but none of this hurts fish near as anyone can tell if you do routine water changes etc.

Best wood is heavy, dense, hard, very old and well aged etc, no rot, nice character etc.

There are many species from the Southern USA and in the West that are very good.

Regards,
Tom Barr
 
Maxximtl said:
From what I've read, certain types of Cedar are bad (the ones from the northwest region of the US.) Southern Cedar is apparently different and is suitable for use in an aquarium. I bought some of this southern Cedar for my aquarium...its really great looking.
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a lot of that depends on the cedar and the wood and it's exposure to water.I can't think of anything inherent to the trees in the PNW that would make them toxic.(more toxic)

they are resistant to rotting. but the wood is used as cedar planking for cooking on.

it is also very common to find these cedar submerged in bodies of water with no ill effect on the fishery(very common in trout streams and ponds)

I would not recommend taking fresh cedar and adding it to a tank ..but if it has been submerged in a lake or stream it is probably safe.
 
I think the color is awesome for the southern swamp cedar.

Call Tom's up if interested, or stop by Tampa Public Aquarium, it's a real nice one also. Waldo is about 1 hour south of Jacksonville, Fl.


Regards,
Tom Barr
 
Been following this thread for a while and was wondering if anybody has tried Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginana) before?
 
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