Dixon1990 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 My water in my tank has gone yellow What could be causing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Have you recently added driftwood? It could be tannins leeching out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 yea i have got drift wood i got it from animates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 how well did you wash it before you put it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 soaked it for 4 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishandchips Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 i soaked my piece of driftwood for a month and it still leeched. Keep soaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave01 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Do you use carbon in your filter? That should help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 no how do i do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave01 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 What sort of filter are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 An aqua one 102F Maxi internal filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Hiya do you really need the driftwood if its discolouring your water? Why not try an artificial material? Ness :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 i have heaps of bristle noses and they need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 wont do any harm, and it will clear, just takes time, some people even like the look of tea coloured water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 The driftwood will colour your water untill all the tanins leach out. the tanins wont harm your fish, they will just make the water pee coloured for a while. just put up with it and keep changing the water as usual and it will eventually go away, if you cant put up with it, then take it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 So can i take it out for a while and just soak it for a couple more weeks? will my BNs mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 some people even like the look of tea coloured water. thats me . i add peat or blackwater extract to get the tan and soften the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfax Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 fishboi, this blackwater extract, is it from your lsf? i asked awhile ago about softening my water but the one here didn't mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 http://www.tetra-fish.com/catalog/product.aspx?id=76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Why take the wood out to soak it when it is already in water? The colour won't hurt the fish and will slowly clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 fishboi, this blackwater extract, is it from your lsf? i asked awhile ago about softening my water but the one here didn't mention it. i use JBL aquatrop J, http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.p ... ucts_id=92 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfax Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 It will clear, I added a piece of driftwood to my tank which i bought from the LFS and for several weeks it discoloured the water but its fine now. I'd just leave it and put up with the discoloured water for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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