Yellow tinge in the water. HELPP!

[highrisktankeeper72]

Anyone know how I can get a yellowish coloring out of my water? or why its there?

could it be time to change the media/carbon&bio in my canister filter?
Any advice at all would be appreciated im stumped

Thanks
-Mike

 

[COG Commando]

Time to change the carbon, either that or you have some wood in the aquarium leaching tannins into the water.

 

[highrisktankeeper72]

ahhh ok. Thanks you! Its gotta be the carbon cuz i only have one peice of drift wood and its tiny

 

[Gill Blue]

ahhh ok. Thanks you! Its gotta be the carbon cuz i only have one peice of drift wood and its tiny

nope

 

[VIPER006962948]

ahhh ok. Thanks you! Its gotta be the carbon cuz i only have one peice of drift wood and its tiny

Even the smallest piece of dw can cause you water to turn yellow

Tank Setup - 135gal, fx5, mag350, korilla 4, 3 silver dollars, 3 Red blood parrots, 12" Green severum, 10 coreys (3 emerald & 7 swarts), 2 black spotted eels, 22" fire eel, 24" clown knife, sun catfish, and leopard plaeco

 

[highrisktankeeper72]

Replaced the carbon and the water is exponentially better. Is there anyway to stop driftwood from releasing tannins?

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[Chub_by]

It stops by itself after a while. Till then, Wc , wc and wc.