Drift Wood

[gn3ric]

i just bought a dirft wood and i've done three water changes already and my water keeps on turning brown. i got this drift wood from a fish store(treated drift wood). i have a 10 galloon corys, guppies, and a whisper 20 gallon filter. some advice or help would be nice thank you guys!

 

[Liam]

Its just the tannins leaking out of the wood, it won’t harm the fish or anything, it may make the water a little softer and affect the ph, but that shouldn’t be a problem. You could take it out and boil it, or put carbon in the filter which will clear up the brown colour, otherwise you could just soak it in a container of water for a week or two until it most of the tannins stop coming out. Either way it will stop browning the water with time.

 

[sizar]

try boiling it for maybe two hours then let the water cool down to room temperature this will slowly stop the water browning but for best results leave it in a container of water for week or so and bronig should stop.