Dumpie Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Correct me if im rong but arnt they the things that come from drift wood and they stain your water? and is carbon a good thing to stop it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoWeR Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Yes Tannin is the stuff leached from your driftwood, they turn your water a brown color a bit like weak tea. The level of this staining depends on the amount of driftwood and it's age. Driftwood will slowly release less and less as it ages. You can remove it by using carbon in your filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-bender- Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 you could always soak them for a few weeks and change the water they soaking in.... i just put mine straight in the tank and did more water changes and it took about 3-4 weeks and it was pretty much gone first few days the tank didnt look to clear, but either way will work, , i have boiled a few of the smaller pieces that worked well too... paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I have a reasonable amount of driftwood in my tank and run Seachem Purigen to polish the water and remove tannins, but it also helps reduce Nitrates. Unlike Carbon, it's can to 'regenerated' when it's exhausted, and it also lasts a lot longer than carbon before needing to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Hey Mr Dumpie This is a good drift wood article to read up on. eg treatment of / affects on water etc http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/driftwood.php Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpie Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 yeah i think wat ill do is ill do 25% water chages twice a week and would it be advisable to ad a small internal filter for a while and instad of sponges have carbon and purigen in it it to speed things up and also remove any toxins and nitrites at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
