hi and ty in advance
i have a 50g running with water only and trying to learn about planted aquariums before anything goes in.
i am looking for any suggestions on driftwood that i find in rivers or lakes.
what has to be done to clean them and make it TANK READY.
i have read that boiling is one option but what if the pice is too big to boil or to put in oven?

I would put it in a container of some sort and pour boiling water over it and give it a good scrub, thats what i did with my 4ft piece. In between the few water pourings and scrubs i let it dry in the sun. The wood will, chances are depending how long they've been in the waterway, leach tannins. These are harmless though

Don't put wood in the oven. That just doesn't sound like a safe idea. If you aren't satisfied with the boiling water and a scrub brush technique mentioned above, you can also use pure bleach (as long as you thoroughly rinse the wood afterwards).