Can Driftwood????

[joeytoe]

A friend of asked me last night if Driftwood can cause a tank to get cloudy. I didnt know what to tell him, since its never happened to me.

Anyone have every had something like this happen to them?

 

[DanDanUK]

A friend of asked me last night if Driftwood can cause a tank to get cloudy. I didnt know what to tell him, since its never happened to me.

Anyone have every had something like this happen to them?

It can happen if you get some newly bought bogwood yes ! thats why when you buy it most LFS tel you to rinse it well befor placing it in your tank !

But yes it can sometimes cause your tank water to get cloudy.

Just make sure you rinse well befor placing it in and if it's still cloudy give it a couple of days with a good filter it should all clear up !

 

[joeytoe]

It can happen if you get some newly bought bogwood yes ! thats why when you buy it most LFS tel you to rinse it well befor placing it in your tank !

But yes it can sometimes cause your tank water to get cloudy.

Just make sure you rinse well befor placing it in and if it's still cloudy give it a couple of days with a good filter it should all clear up !

Oh ok thanks I wasnt sure, as its never happend to me.

 

[guppy]

Uncured wood also can cause cloudy water.

 

[DanDanUK]

Oh ok thanks I wasnt sure, as its never happend to me.

Glad to help !

 

[hardb0iled]

It can give the water a yellow tint as well from the tannins leaching out of the wood. This will not go away by rinsing the wood. Probably depends what kind of wood you use too.

 

[Gamefishin]

I bought mine for Petco and they said all you have to do is rinse the wood off. Well they lie........... or don't know what they're talking about. My water turned into a tea/tan color and was horrible. All I did was put it in a sink with hot water and then let it stayed there for 3-4 days. After that it was a lot better so my recommendation is to boil it or do what I did.

 

[hardb0iled]

I've had drift wood in one of my tanks for 10+ years, it still turns the water yellow! Doing water changes every week helps, sometimes using carbon in your filter can help too. I like the look of a little bit of tannin in my water, looks closer to my fish's natural habitat.

 

[DiXoN]

I've had drift wood in one of my tanks for 10+ years, it still turns the water yellow! Doing water changes every week helps, sometimes using carbon in your filter can help too. I like the look of a little bit of tannin in my water, looks closer to my fish's natural habitat.

i agree i always liked the tannin look asecially when i had piranha.
dont get it now though.
dixon

 

[FormulatedFire]

tannins make your water have a nice tint to it......i like mine with that coloration but i have no driftwood i took the other way out and used black water extract.....my piranha loves it and has become a ton more active since i added it in for some reason