Hey guys in my other 75g game fish tank, im having a small issue, for some reason the water has a small yellowish tint, not sure if its from my florecent lights up top or what it is... is there a chemical for water clarity that actually works or what should i do, already did a 25% water change
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Usually it's tannins from wood. It's actually harmless. I understand charcoal can remove the yellow tint from the water.
I use alder cones to stain my water. Always liked the blackwater look, myself.
I use alder cones to stain my water. Always liked the blackwater look, myself.
knifegill;4372378; said:
what is an alder cone, ah must be my driftwood, but i boiled it!, knife i made a post earlier, tomorrow im making a trip up to lake superior minnesota which is a huge lake, ummm going to get some driftwood, how do you recommend i treat the driftwood once i find a peice, i was going to let it soak in my pool for a couple days then just let it sundry for a day, think that will do the trick or...
warlord651;4372363; said:
Activated carbon will remove the colour in a few days... As for the new driftwood... Let it dry/bake in the sun a week and than boil it really well. Should take care of any leeching...
geronimo69;4372418; said:
this activated carbon is what exactly? something i can get at LPS? more so looking for a liquid treatment
Methods vary, but most involve some sort of soaking, boiling and a good bath in chlorinated (or light bleach) water followed by a soak in water with Prime to neutralize the bleach. All I ever do is boil the crud out of them over and over until I'm convinced they've leached most anything they could possibly be holding onto. Then I let them cool off and put them into the aquarium.
Make sure you know what species you get. Pines and most conifers are a no-no unless they are very old and weathered, the sap is toxic to fish. Fruit wood is fine and I like hemlock, which is safe even though it's a conifer. Most deciduous trees are okay too, just do the research as you go.
Yes, activated carbon comes in many forms. Easiest way is to buy a refill of it and put it in a mesh bag. Then rinse it a long time to remove the dust and add it to your filter.
Make sure you know what species you get. Pines and most conifers are a no-no unless they are very old and weathered, the sap is toxic to fish. Fruit wood is fine and I like hemlock, which is safe even though it's a conifer. Most deciduous trees are okay too, just do the research as you go.
Yes, activated carbon comes in many forms. Easiest way is to buy a refill of it and put it in a mesh bag. Then rinse it a long time to remove the dust and add it to your filter.
knifegill;4372427; said:
ok, one more thing when cycling my cartridges in my filter when i clean them should i just swoosh them into my tank water then put them back in instead of fully cleaning them off? some one said to swoosh them...? Also as for the driftwood, i do not know much about it would it be okay if i took some pictures of the drift wood and sent them to you on saturday night and yo u can tell me which ones are safe? obviously i wont get sap filled ones. but i just need some teaching on it
warlord651;4372425; said:
No no no, it's media for your filter. Piece of cake, cheap and won't change water chemistry. ANY LFS will carry it.
http://www.petsmart.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2860209&lmdn=Fish&f=Taxonomy%2FPET%2F2860209&fbc=1&fbn=Taxonomy%7CFilter+Media
Yeah, you want to swoosh the muck off in a bucket of tank water so the bacteria don't die or get sloughed out of the media.
As for wood pics, ID will be much easier if you first get a big shot of the whole piece, then a close-up of the grain. Plenty of species look the same at first glance, but the grain may be a give away if it's something common. Also note the living species in the area to give us a better guessing point. If there aren't any alder trees around the area and the wood doesn't come downstream from somewhere, we can easily rule out alder, and so on.
As for wood pics, ID will be much easier if you first get a big shot of the whole piece, then a close-up of the grain. Plenty of species look the same at first glance, but the grain may be a give away if it's something common. Also note the living species in the area to give us a better guessing point. If there aren't any alder trees around the area and the wood doesn't come downstream from somewhere, we can easily rule out alder, and so on.
knifegill;4372470; said:
ok so when you swosh it in a bucket of the tank water do you want to then put that water that was in the bucket back in the tank water or what do you want to do with the water in the bucket? and how often should i gravel vacum my sand? Also what is ID?