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nels87_o_O

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Argh! My water is like reddish now, even worst, I've got driftwood in there too so the water is like eWwww! What can i do? I'm using carbon and it ain't helping much. Even a water change won't help much. You guys have this reddish in the tank too?

Uh huh! :):

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Hung -

Wood will leach tannins into the water until such time as it "runs out" of soluble tannic acid.

It doesn't harm your fish - so either ignore it or remove the wood.

HTH

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Nels hi m8t, i had same problem..its the driftwood..i didnt boil my wood niether..water went redish colour...i changed 1/2 water each week..water will eventually become crystal clear, though it takes some time, mines been getting better with each water change (bout 5 weeks now). hope this puts ur mind at rest m8t :):

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Hey Nels,

I dont know whether its the wood or worms man but personally i wouldnt even touch Orca bloodworms coz they look and seem to taste pretty bad. They dont even look frsh compared to hikari brand bw's wihhc are more red and more fresh looking.

cheers

Richard

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Richard

I suggest you read the packet, "NOT for human consumption" :lol:

I have used Orca bloodworms and never had a problem with

them effecting the tank or not being eaten by my fish

NOTE

Do not feed to vegetarian fish with long intestinal tracts as there is a chance

of bacterial infection from the protien breakdown before excretion = bloat

L2H

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