does real wood = brown tank
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its perfectly normal
the wood is leeching "tannins" which make the water go a brown tea colour
its actually good for the fish, gives them a sense of their natural habitat
how long will it leech for? depends on the type of wood and its size, could be a month, could be a year or more
if its a small piece, you could take it out and boil it in water several times, that should speed up the the realease process
the wood is leeching "tannins" which make the water go a brown tea colour
its actually good for the fish, gives them a sense of their natural habitat
how long will it leech for? depends on the type of wood and its size, could be a month, could be a year or more
if its a small piece, you could take it out and boil it in water several times, that should speed up the the realease process
Ummm, I think wood will have decayed down to nothing well before your "hundreds of years".
Boil it if you can, that will help. You can also use carbon to take the discoloration out of the water, but be prepared to buy a lot of carbon.
I have a piece that is still leaching after six years. I have another piece that never leached at all and still other pieces that leached for a few months and then stopped. There doesn't seem to be any reliable way to predict how long it will go on.
Boil it if you can, that will help. You can also use carbon to take the discoloration out of the water, but be prepared to buy a lot of carbon.
I have a piece that is still leaching after six years. I have another piece that never leached at all and still other pieces that leached for a few months and then stopped. There doesn't seem to be any reliable way to predict how long it will go on.
I added driftwood to a tank, and thought that I'd not like the look of the water-
believe me, you won't notice a difference unless the lights are off. When the lights are on, you couldn't tell the difference.
I put a substantial hunk of brand new driftwood in, but it hasn't had an adverse effect on my water clarity. I do biweekly changes, and seriously, the tint is only noticable when the lights are off.
believe me, you won't notice a difference unless the lights are off. When the lights are on, you couldn't tell the difference.
I put a substantial hunk of brand new driftwood in, but it hasn't had an adverse effect on my water clarity. I do biweekly changes, and seriously, the tint is only noticable when the lights are off.
