I just put a new piece of driftwood into my 55, wondering how long it takes to become waterlogged and to stop releasing tannis
Driftwood Question
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water logging can take a while sometimes it never sinks and needs to be weighted down.
it can take several months to a year to stop releasing tannins.
it can take several months to a year to stop releasing tannins.
it does not look all that great, but tannin is supposed to be good for the tank and fish, at least that what I have heard
eh my first post was sort of rushed, it really depends on the type of wood for example i have a piece of mopani wood thats been leaching for the past year yet i have peices of cedar that never leached at all(yet these were found at a lake so they probably sat underwater for years upon years and there several times larger.
carbon or purigen in your filter can help remove tannins.
carbon or purigen in your filter can help remove tannins.
I have the same problem, got a nice log that sunk on its own, but tannins turned my water yellow. I was told to boil the log and just wait until the tannins stop leaching. On the plus side my tank is amazonian so the yellowish color makes it quite nice, if yours is amazonian the yellowish color will look amazing....gl with the tank
Thanks all for the post. I do not mind it too much, I do not have any fish in it yet anyway so I can make it whatever i want lol. Any suggestions for oddball predators that will fit comfortably in a 55? I cannot make up my mind!
nicky11;4240060; said:
yep exactly right my 125 looks great with a bit of yellow tint. I have some woods that really never leached and others that still are after a long time
Mine leached so bad it turned my water dark dark red, luckily had 125 gallon tank with very little stocked and just let it go until it got almost black. Did a good water change and almost got rid of it all, it's been about 5 months now and is almost back to normal.