driftwood causing water to turn brown

[yeeseng]

hi to all,

recently, got this drift wood. after putting into the tank, water started to turn brown.

is there anyway to get rid of the colouring?

[Koga]

These are some things which may help:
- Boil the wood (Not in your tank of course)
- Use Activated Carbon
- Frequent water change
I had the same problem too, did water changes and it gets better after some time.
Correct me if I am wrong.

[VSGenesis]

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...rid-of-tannins

Good day. Have fun making dw soup.

[yeeseng]

Haha.. I haven't boiling it yet. I will try and let u guys Know

[gmrobert]

I had before. Then one of my friends told me to boil it... and it worked... if i remember correctly, i boiled the wood about 2 times or 2 cycles.

[Ripper]

boiling the driftwood really helps..

[jervinphua]

but since your water is already brown just have to keep changing water often until it becomes clear again.

[Antonchann]

use seachem purigen

[bernie]

purigen cannot remove tannis, at least not for my tanks but the water is very clear with "tea" colour.

[jamesneo]

Somehow my fishes ie. Cardinal, Ember, Pencils and Otto like the brown water environment. Very natural.