Driftwood still giving out yellow stain

[Totskie]

I've had this big driftwood for almost 2 months now and I soaked it for a week already to get rid of excess stain, but it's still turning my tank yellow. How do you guys fix this problem? My tank looks gross yellow. HELP!

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

How do you guys fix this problem?

Take it out of the tank... Problem solved

next question

 

[Deaths Sting]

play it safe and use it as firewood

 

[spaulding]

time for the most part. running fresh carbon in your filter will also help to absorb the tint.

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

In all honesty though, Just keep doin water changes. It will eventually come out. That and put in a phosphate remover like phosgaurd. That tends to suck out the tannins in the water. Be prepared to bleach the phosgaurd quite frequently though. It sucks that crap out good.

 

[SeverumSeeker]

My driftwood is still Leachin Tannin's as well after a few month's.
But it's getting better. I was changing 25% of my water every 3 days
to keep the water clear. Now it takes about 12 days to slightly tint the water.
It just takes patience.....And a lot of water changes.

 

[keiths]

Boil it

 

[T]

carbon takes out the tannins?
i thougt it only takes chemicals..

 

[Donny417]

carbon takes out the tannins?
i thougt it only takes chemicals..

Tannins are chemicals.

 

[seamus]

Purigen!! Problem solved.

Boiling won't work and neither will carbon. Water changes is not a solution as I'm sure you do that anyway and will take months. Purigen will work in 24 hours.