clearing tanin stained water

[Egon]

Best thing you can do is water changes weekly, 50-75%. Purigen helps, but it only slows the leeching down until it maxes out and needs recharging. Don't spend a fortune on chemical media, for the most part w/new wood - it really does not help, least not that I could find - and I tried everything, wasting money pretty much lol. Also if your running a planted tank, you do not want to pump a lot of chemical thru it right?

It just takes a lot of soak time and heavy water changes. It will clear up in it's own time.

I agree.

Don't spend a lot of money, this will clear up over time. I keep a couple pieces of drift wood in a garbage can for a few months before I use them. I drain the can every week or so and each time there's less and less tannins in the water.