That Cichlid Guy Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Hi has anyone else had this problem? Am I best to remove the wood and stick to artificial stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Wood will do that. With time it will stop doing it, but that could take along time. There are products that can remove the tannins from the water, but I can't remember what it is called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 SeaChem Purigen will remove tannins from water. Other rely on activated carbon to do the job. Even increasing the frequency of water changes will assist. What type of fish are you keeping in the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CThompson Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Wood is best not kept with fish that come from hard and alkaline water. Wood will be lowering the tank's pH, the opposite from what you want. If keeping discus, no problems, but with Africans it can be problematic.As Ged says, carbon and other chemical filters will remove tannins released by the wood (which cause the water to change colour), but why leave something in your tank even if it has a potential to be an issue.Wood soaked long enough will eventually stop releasing tannins, but this could be months or years. People still do keep wood in their African tanks, fish such as plecostomus need it in their diet.Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intangcity Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 my hemichromis guttaus loved the driftwood and i seemed to have a higher success in raising fry dont know if it was the darkness of the water so they could blend in or they had a place to hide.ive had ngara flametails breed in a tannin stained tank the colours were amazing on the males.i found after constant water changes sometimes two small ones per week cleared up the tank slowly.no purigen personal preference i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemouth Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I like the look of the tannin stained water.As long as it isn't too dark.Does take ages to completely seep out tho'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 depends on the wood as to how much it will leachI'm guessing it could be one of the sculpted red gum pieces that's availablebig metal tub on a gas BBQ and boil the crap out of it a few times butit still might need to be left to soak somewhere and just keep changingthe water till it reducesmangrove root and the new lines like Mopani and grapevine don't leach muchif any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Cichlid Guy Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Thanks everyone for the imput, I've decided to just remove it and go with more rock. If i do use it in the future I know what to do now tho! Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I think you have made the right decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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