Mangrove Root?

[fish12]

hey every1 i didnt know where to post this so here goes, i just got given a piece of mangrove root off a mate and he got it from some1 off the intrenet, and he has had it in his fish tank with discus's, and it was abit dirty (with moss) so i got out the high pressure cleaner and spent a good 20mins then poured about 2 litres of hot water over it. and it looked pretty cleaned.

so before i put it in the fish tank the ph was 6.8, i am hoping it will stay at that level . Will i be seeing any effects on my ph? and has anyone got any mangrove root in there fish tank that will be able to give me some exprinced information?


thanks guys i would like some answer before the weekend as i might be going to the shops

 

[Jayladd]

I have some in mine along with driftwood but haven't noticed a single bit of difference to my pH. My pH is quite high though at 7.8.

 

[fish12]

Its making the water quite tanned now, did it do that with your drift wood? And lowered the ph from 7.2 to 6.8-7 and if i just leave the tannis in the water will it disappear or will it
Stay there?

im just making sure when i setup my 300l setup inc sump i dont want to have to drain it all and keep replacing water due to my water getting to dark i cant even see the fish?

thanks

 

[phoenix2081]

Tannins will stay in the water, only water changing can really get rid of it. Alot of people say use carbon in the filters but I have had no difference with tannins using it.

The only way to get rid of them is to take it out and soak the root in a seperate container/bucket.