MartyM Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Hey All I have just put some brown wood I bought from Animates into the tank after soaking it for a week (with water changes every two days) and it is still starting to cloud the water. I have put in a charcoal pouch in the filter but doesn't seam to make much of a dif. Also the water PH has dropped to 6.4 from 7.4 and the bits of wood are to big to boil. I only have a couple of Corys and a guppie in there at the mo as it is a new setup and needed to be cycled. The tank is an Aqua One 180L corner tank with a Aqua 1 CF1000 ext filter unit. Any idears? Thanks. Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Its probably just leaching some colour, it will cear up after a while and after a few water changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyM Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Cool, thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Bogwood/driftwood/wood in general will lower the ph and yea the water should clear up soon enough!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyM Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 How far down will it take the PH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Not sure It shouldnt go any/much lower i dont think and should be fine with the cories and guppies as far as I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyM Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Had a small piece of this wood in a tank a while ago, it took the tank to PH 6.00 and stayed there. Just about poured in a bottle of PH up into it and made no diff. Tetras didnt mind though as they can live in water that is 4.0 PH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 thats interesting, personally i dont think abit of driftwood should cause any problems as im sure there'd be some in there natural environment, I dont use chemicals at all I dont even treat the water for chlorine nor have i ever done any tests on the water , If there's a problem in the future I may do some tests but I dont try fix what aint broken, ie if the fish look ok then thats good enough for me and I havent lost many fish at all considering :lol: ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Bogwood puts the same sort of chemicals into the water as peat and the fisf probably like it as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyM Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 I have heard that the fish like a little colour to the water anyway. But thanks guys have a great Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 When I first started out I set up a tank with bog wood and overstocked it :roll: . I knew a little about cycling but I never had an ammonia spike :-? and all the fish survived . After talking with the LFS owner all we could put it down to was the presence of the bogwood keeping the pH acidic. After a while the the colour will lighten up but I wouldn't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Using pH Up is a big mistake as there is nothing to keep the pH buffered. All it will do is make your pH swing wildly and probably kill the fish. Better to have a stable low pH than a wildly variable one. I have huge bits of driftwood in my tank and it has never altered the pH, depends on the type of wood I guess. If it is worrying you, put some shell or bird grit (the stuff you buy for chooks) in the filter. That should keep the pH up a bit and stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 I agree with Caryl, the oyster grit will up the PH and if you want to get rid of the discolouration quickly - a Bio Chem Zorb pad in the filter will have your water crystal clear in a few hours - believe me you will be amazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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