Getting Rid Of A Treatment From The Tank

[phoenixgsd]

after trying allsorts to help my sons aging betta we bought swimbladder treatment and its turned the water yellow/green, well the poor fish died and i thought rather than pack away the tank i would get another betta, i have re washed the sand and all ornaments rinsed the filter in old tank water and put all fresh (dechlorinated) water in, yet the water still has a hint of green i just cant get rid of it, despite another water change, any suggestions?

 

[Stimo]

activated carbon in the filter media should help. it helps remove tannings from bog wood

thats as long as it isn't an algae of course

 

[phoenixgsd]

there are carbon baskets in the filter as its part of the hood, i took them out to treat the tank, should i put more carbon in? it deffo not algae the chrystal  clear water changed in les than a second with the treatment, which was green in the bottle

 

[BerryAttack]

carbon should do the trick. it'll most likely just take time, i always find that if you have a hint of discoloration in the water it can bring out the fish's colour. Just keep up the water changes and it'll go away over time.

 

[phoenixgsd]

thanks, will any residue harm a new fish, ive already picked out a beautiful purple one

 

[the_lock_man]

If the carbon has been in the filter for more than a couple of weeks, it will be saturated and will need replacing.

 

[phoenixgsd]

no, it was only 4 days max, regular water changes and new carbon soon got rid of it, however, my new betta dosnt seem to be eating, this time round i bought betta flakes instead of pellets as i assumed the shop i bought him from only sold flake, so that what he was fed, has anyone else come across this before,