'Mopani wood"

[Austin]

So i bought some wood labeled mopani wood at petco. It says "doesn't mold even submerged in water".

Well, I'm not sure if its mold, but I had it half in water half out, and all over the wet side the wood started to break. It's peeling off, and this red "skin" has formed all over the wet side and if you rub it it comes off.

So Im not sure if any of this is bad, but just a heads up if your going to buy some.

[Dwent]

did you boil the wood before using it? i use it fully submerged in my aquarium. no red stuff peeling off here.

[Austin]

No I didn't, maybe that's the problem. But the wood didn't discolor the water as much as it started to just break. The 1st layers of wood just came off.

[froggsong]

Take it back and get another one. There's probably something wrong with it.

[Austin]

I'm going to use it in a dry tank now. So hopefully it won't matter, it won't be in contact with water.