Before And After Pics

[robin23]

Any suggestion and advice would be good got a question, we put some bog wood in there after soaking if for a month, and the water as gone a light brown would it clear up in time?

cheers rob


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After:

 

[Cazgar]

Lots of regular water changes will clear the water of tannins, but could take a long time.
I've had a piece soaking in a bucket for about 6 weeks now & it's still leeching colour

 

[eggo]

also if you add carbon to your filter that will clear it

 

[FishFanatic04]

looking good!

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

Wow!! It looks so much better!! !
It's good to see the progress! Lovely tank!

Beautiful angels and other fish too!

 

[robin23]

cheers guys well i got carbon in there at the moment will do a water change again fri ive got a external filter 1400L/H so hopfully clear up fast,but would i need to change the eliments offten to help?

 

[mattlee]

the tank looks much better for the revamp well done

stick some carbon in the external and it will clear overnight. dont listen to people that say carbon only lasts a week and then starts leaching things back into the tank as this is rubbish. once added leave it there until the water starts to stain again and i promise you it will be months and months

i had a big piece of wood once that leached tannins after 3 years of being in water so dont expect a few water changes to sort it out. if you dont like the tanned look then carbon is your friend

 

[robin23]

Cheers for the info mattlee

 

[Spurry]

its 100% better m8, that blue substrate was well over the top
what substrate are you using now ?

cheers

 

[ZoddyZod]

well done for removing that awful blue 'gravel'!

I'd add a solid black background (or paint the outside of the glass) and add some nice tall plants like vallis

 

[robin23]

cheers guys yes i want some tall plants ,its that roman black gravel its like sand looks really good just having trouble with tannins coming from the bogwood need,

 

[Spurry]

Lots of water changes it will clear, infact I've Sean some planted tanks that look really good with tanning in the water

 

[minnnt]

Tannins are great for most fish so don't get too ate up by removing them. Water changes will help as will the carbon in the filter, but it will be an ongoing thing to remove them. I had a piece that leeched for a year or so, but I liked it.

Great job on the rescape too, cracking job, well done.

 

[garyspence84]

So so much better than the blue gravel. Much more natural lookin. Think the coloured gravel really only works in tiny we tanks for kids. But as above, a background would finish the tank off nicely. As good as all the wires and your funky curtain looks

Good job though! Crackin tank

G

 

[robin23]

just ordering some black background now whats the best way to stick it on?