driftwood question

[Kollection]

the driftwood will be fine to use just soak it in treated water for a few days

 

[strollo22]

If you don't like realistic water, run carbon, it will make it look like bottled water.

Not my thing.

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I like the bottled water look. Then again, I don't keep piranhas lol

 

[Drstrangelove]

tannins can leach for weeks to years ~ if you don't mind the yellowish color which isn't harmful to fishes. it depends on your preferences. but boiling it or soaking for a few days will remove the tannins,but not all.

Excellent. I love driftwood in a tank. I have done that too (boiled and let it sit submerged for days as well), but I was lucky with the color (or more likely I didn't notice.) As long as it doesn't actively discolor the water it's in (much), it's just a matter of taste.

 

[Allan01230]

I actually like the tea color of the water. I have two large pieces of dwiftwood in my 50 that still leaches and it is over ten years old.

 

[F1 VET]

I like the bottled water look. Then again, I don't keep piranhas lol

Lol I thought that was a great metaphor.


It just stinks that most people assume anything but clear water means bad fk

My piranhas had clear water when I first got them but it just looked un natural to me, and after I did that they were much more content imo. Plus not as much lite can penetrate the tank, thus no more algae.

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