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Have no comments on using activated carbon and anti-chlorine solution, think will be alright. usually one will try to sink the wood and solve it's problem of tannis leakage!
I intend to cure the driftwood i bought today by soaking it in a plastic container and hook on a canister filter with carbon. Some might think this is overkill but what I want to know is will it help. I'd also like to know if I have to de-chlorinate the water before soaking. Thanks.
Have no comments on using activated carbon and anti-chlorine solution, think will be alright. usually one will try to sink the wood and solve it's problem of tannis leakage!
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You don't need to dechlorinate the water imho... It's water to soak for your driftwood anyway.
i guess most of us just soak the driftwood will do. Or you can try scaling it with hot water beforehand
Since, there will be no har done by adding carbon and filter, I will do so and let you guys know how long the curing process takes... I got a feeling this will speed up the process.
do keep us posted!
Its been 3 weeks since I've had my 3 pieces of dark coloured driftwood (they are heavy and sink the first time I put them in water) soaked in a water container but they are still leaching after all this time and the water will turn to a dark tea colour in 4-5 days.
I've tried scalding the wood in hot water a few times thinking that it will stop the leaching once and for all but it don't seem to help at all.
My question is: How long will the leaching last and will the tanic acid affect the plants in the tank?
Oh and by the way, I have a Eheim 2026 with carbon hooked on to the water container but it doesn't help at all.
Those heavy and dark color wood should be the malaysian driftwood. If so, they will leach color for the next few months.
The color will not harm the plants and fishes.
Wow a few months!I bet the tank is just gonna look real ugly with the water looking like tea. Anything I can do to expedite the process or eliminate the dark colouring?
Activated carbon.
But I already activated carbon now and it doesn't help at all.Originally Posted by |squee|
Hmm, well then I suppose you can't do anything other than wait it out
Meanwhile you could probably rescape to a SE Asian tank to complement the tea coloured water... the persistant leeching of the driftwood is something you can take advantage of!
Actually, different types of wood will have different curing periods. Some wood are notoriously long to cure. Mopani bog wood from Africa is one example. It leeches for the longest time, but some folks think that this type of wood has character.
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
Use hot water, better if you can boil it.. it helps to kill germs, remove excessive salt (if previous owner used salt in his tank) and helps to leech out the coloring quite effectively.. but do take note, it may need to be done many times and yet not fully leeching the coloring fully.. but n otably lightening the coloring effect like using a stale tea bag..
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There is no short cut from this process, my drift wood is still staining the water after 1 year. Anyway, besides the colour, it is beneficial to the fishes. Forget about multiple boiling, tried that, done that.
Something about the water & the fishes that calms me down.
What type of driftwood commonly available in LFS? Are they all suitable for freshwater tank after cleaning?
One of the advantages I have found with my driftwood is it actually lowers the PH , but it also has created excess bacteria. Soaked it for about three weeks and kept changing the water.Put it out in the sun and hot weather (FL) which helped reduce leaching and promoted sinking. Still floated a little after three weeks. Now I'm into the plant dosing and everything seems to be stabilizing, My Anubias love the driftwood and the Crypts seem to have adapted to whatever effects it has had, but I won't swear by it. Can send you a pic of final effect if you send me your email. With Driftwood you have to be patient. (This was bog driftwood from LA)
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