driftwood tannis

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Esco

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how do i remove the excess tannis? i added a peice that weighs near 20lbs to a 35g semi-planted growout tank. i soaked the wood for a day, than dosed it with hot boiling water for another day(made driftwood tea in the bathtub) and let sit another day in lukewarm water, did two changes and the tub was clear, well i put it in my tank two days ago, and now the enitre thing is a murky yellow, today i've changed about 40 gallons fron this tank, by diluting and refiling. alot of the tannis is gone, but there is still some left, i was kinda thinking of changing the media in the filter, but im out of bio bags and carbon.

any other ideas of how to get rid of it?
 
water change, water change, water change.

Add a high quality carbon (Fluval Lab Series Opti-Carb)
or
Add another product called Purigen, it's made by seachem, another great carbon.


you should let it soak for months if you have to! =)
 
moxxommox;628166; said:
water change, water change, water change.

Add a high quality carbon (Fluval Lab Series Opti-Carb)
or
Add another product called Purigen, it's made by seachem, another great carbon.


you should let it soak for months if you have to! =)

that's kinda what i was dreading, cause i've already started to root some moss and fern to the wood. but would a better carbon really make too much of a difference? i use the fluval carbon that came with the canister filter.
 
I've soaked large pieces of driftwood for two weeks, and boiled it, and half a year down the line still have tannings. Eventually it will leave, but it may take many many many waterchanges. If anything it will be good for your fish though, esp. if they come from a blackwater environment. I wouldnt worry about it, i kinda like the colour of it too.
 
I wouldn't worry about it, but I use purigen and never have problems with driftwood staining.
 
Carbon exhaust generally in around 2 weeks. Higher quality will be more porous, but that is about it. You carbon is probably doing nothing for your tank, other than minor bio-filtration. Throw it out, and get some new carbon. DO NOT USE PURIGEN IN PLANTED TANKS! If anyone wants more info on why not, shoot me a pm.
 
WyldFya;628653; said:
Carbon exhaust generally in around 2 weeks. Higher quality will be more porous, but that is about it. You carbon is probably doing nothing for your tank, other than minor bio-filtration. Throw it out, and get some new carbon. DO NOT USE PURIGEN IN PLANTED TANKS! If anyone wants more info on why not, shoot me a pm.

Don't worry WyldFya, Esco said its a grow out not a planted tank. Merry Christmas everyone :)
 
Esco;628100; said:
how do i remove the excess tannis? i added a peice that weighs near 20lbs to a 35g semi-planted growout tank.................................

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Yeah, a lot of people actually dose tannins to their water. It's has vitamins, minerals, and hormones, buffers the water, and has a pleasing color.

I'd take out the carbon and leave it there...so many fish we own like in tannin stained water and putting them in crystal clear water isn't necessarily replicating their natural habitat.

Brandon
 
You're going to just have to resort to weekly waterchanges and constant carbon changes if you don't like the tannis and you want crystal clear water. For at least a few weeks... if not months. If you decide to go that route, pick up an HOB that takes mediabags like an EMP 200 so you can pull the carbpn out real nice and quick.
 
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