dark water ???

[Hollster]

Hey guyzz i ve heard that serrasalmus rhombeus likes more darker enviroment,.,i wase wondering is there anyway yo can make the water more darker .,.o thought about diming the light but i dont wana do that just wana make the water more darker can u make the water darker??how?? .,.,and ive heard something about carbon ??? is it a good idea i heard it makes the water more clear ,,can someone come with any ideas .,.,please take care HOLLSTER

 

[itstheiceman]

carbon in the filters gives the water a more "clean" look, if your shooting for darker water, there is a product (cant recall the name right now) that you can get from any pet store and you can put it in (read instructions) and it will give your water a murkyer effect. like amazon type. water will go a bit browner etc... ive never used this product before. if you do plan on using it make sure take the carbon out of your filter because it will just catch all this and what not. if you want to dim your lights grab some white hockey tape, and double layer the light, i did this on my old tank and it brought the brightness down

 

[M|L]

it's tannin, which softens the water and makes it appear "tea" like.

naturally, it's the decaying leaves of the tropical forest that ends up in the riverbed.

I believe aquarium peat or driftwood will do the trick in your tank.

 

[unbeatablec]

its called blackwater extract,if u dont want dimmer lights,consider buying floating plants, and buying blackwater extract,

http://www.tetra-fish.com/catalog/product.aspx?id=76

and dovii 88 (a member) on here has some lillies for sale, contact him he can help u with floating plants,or wildfyr, he is a mod, he sells plants also.

 

[Hollster]

ok but whay if it gets 2 hot wont the white hockey tape melt ore some **** .,.
oki i will try can yo find out what the produkt calld .,.,

 

[KingofKings]

blackwater extract is complete garbage..... trust me- it last for about 3 days even without carbon in the filter... get some peat granules and a mesh bag to pour them into... after that you just need some room in a filter to set the filled bag in and presto... you will have murky brown/yellow water! it also helps to soften the water and lower ph..... oh yeah- take out the carbon in your filter- it ends up doing your water more harm than good-

 

[itstheiceman]

blackwater extract is complete garbage..... trust me- it last for about 3 days even without carbon in the filter... get some peat granules and a mesh bag to pour them into... after that you just need some room in a filter to set the filled bag in and presto... you will have murky brown/yellow water! it also helps to soften the water and lower ph..... oh yeah- take out the carbon in your filter- it ends up doing your water more harm than good-

when did you lurk over here there KOK...i forgot about that peat granules

 

[Hollster]

ok do u have any idea then .,.,case i wrillie wana have that look

in my tank

 

[flagtail]

Don't waste your time with any black water extracts, or anything of that nature....

Just add some peat in your filter, or some mopani wood to your tank....

Either of those will soften your water, and add tanis, making water tea like...

 

[KingofKings]

when did you lurk over here there KOK...i forgot about that peat granules

haha... just a few days ago--- need a little variety-