{"id":147,"date":"2026-09-04T20:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/aquabloom\/product\/spiderwood-driftwood-medium\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T22:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:22:01","slug":"spiderwood-driftwood-medium","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/aquabloomglassgardens.com\/aquabloom\/product\/spiderwood-driftwood-medium\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiderwood Driftwood &#8211; Medium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spiderwood is prized for its fine, twisting branch structure &#8211; it looks like tree roots at aquarium scale, which is exactly why it is used for tree-style and forest scapes. The rough bark surface also gives moss and anubias something to grip.<\/p>\n<p>Pieces are natural, so each one differs. We select for good branching and send a photo of the actual piece before dispatch if you ask.<\/p>\n<h4>Preparation<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>New spiderwood floats. Boil it or weigh it down for one to two weeks until it waterlogs.<\/li>\n<li>Expect a white biofilm bloom in the first few weeks. It is harmless, temporary, and shrimp and otocinclus eat it.<\/li>\n<li>It releases tannins that tint the water amber. Boil it and use activated carbon if you want clear water, or leave it for a blackwater look.<\/li>\n<li>Boiling also sterilises the wood, which is worth doing regardless.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fine branching driftwood, 25 &#8211; 35 cm. The go-to wood for tree-style scapes and for mounting epiphytes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[46,47],"product_tag":[117,113],"class_list":["post-147","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-decor-hardscape","product_cat-driftwood","product_tag-aquascaping","product_tag-bestseller","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquabloomglassgardens.com\/aquabloom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquabloomglassgardens.com\/aquabloom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquabloomglassgardens.com\/aquabloom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquabloomglassgardens.com\/aquabloom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquabloomglassgardens.com\/aquabloom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquabloomglassgardens.com\/aquabloom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquabloomglassgardens.com\/aquabloom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=147"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquabloomglassgardens.com\/aquabloom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=147"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquabloomglassgardens.com\/aquabloom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}