Please help! Yesterday my water had turned a poopy brown so I did a 25% water change last night. This morning its back to dark brown, Im worried about my fish. Please help with any explaination or suggestion.
Thank You!
Thank You!
Dirty water?? After 25% water change, water is still BROWN??
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Flush the toilet BEFORE taking the water out for your fish tank! (I know, that was too obvious!)
Do you have any wood in your tank? Wood releases tannins that usually turn the water a tint of brown, but if you didn't boil and rinse the wood to remove some of the tannins first, or have multiple pieces in there, you could have very dark water.
If so, take out the wood and boil it (or soak it in hot water) until the water is clear. You will have to empty the water and start with fresh water several to many times. Do water changes in your tank to clear the water.
If not, you'll have to wait for someone else to answer which is quicker than waiting for me to come up with another answer...
Do you have any wood in your tank? Wood releases tannins that usually turn the water a tint of brown, but if you didn't boil and rinse the wood to remove some of the tannins first, or have multiple pieces in there, you could have very dark water.
If so, take out the wood and boil it (or soak it in hot water) until the water is clear. You will have to empty the water and start with fresh water several to many times. Do water changes in your tank to clear the water.
If not, you'll have to wait for someone else to answer which is quicker than waiting for me to come up with another answer...
No I dont have any wood in my tank. When i do a water change it clears up, but in a few hours its back to a darker brown. Keep doing water changes?
For now definatley do the water changes. Daily if need be. That won't hurt the fish, though I am sure it can be a pain.
Do you have any readings for ammonia, nitrite, nitarte, ph, hardness?
Do you have any readings for ammonia, nitrite, nitarte, ph, hardness?
