Mopani Wood And Java Moss

[carpking]

Hi All

Ive recently bought a piece of mopani wood for my tank and ive been soaking it to remove the tannings how long should i do this for its been 48 hrs now and still the water has a orange tinge to it.

Also i want to add some Java moss to it can anyone recommend a website where i can buy good quality Java moss from?

Thanks

 

[JenCliBee]

Hi All

Ive recently bought a piece of mopani wood for my tank and ive been soaking it to remove the tannings how long should i do this for its been 48 hrs now and still the water has a orange tinge to it.

Also i want to add some Java moss to it can anyone recommend a website where i can buy good quality Java moss from?

Thanks

It could takes months unfortunately mate, it could just take several weeks.... no real guarantee's really apart from saying it certainly will take much longer than 48hrs.

As to the java moss, it pops up quite often on this for for sale in the classifieds.... just keep an eye out and you may get lucky

 

[carpking]

Hi

Thanks for the reply so is it safe to put in my tank then?

 

[JenCliBee]

Hi

Thanks for the reply so is it safe to put in my tank then?

Yep, completely safe, the tannins wont harm the fish in the slightest...infact it's reported to be good for them... aesthetically though, not everybody likes it.

 

[phishyphil]

Yeah Course!

Tannins actually promote fish health and so are suitable for fish tanks. However unless your aiming for an amazon theme or something along those lines, people tend to want crystal clear water. But by all means, throw it in there. You can add carbon and purigen to try to alleviate the water. however water changes will help too.

Personally I have it in the 30G and love the yellowy shaded colour, my neons love it too!

Java moss Sees CLASSIFIEDS or LFS. If you want to ensure your snail free but from some where like AquaEssentials or the Green Machine

 

[carpking]

Thanks All

i will put it in tonight then.

 

[nick1200]

You can boil it. It will only take around 2 hours when you boil it.
Here is a link to a little tutorial on youtube
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=62q5DtXcm94

I have tried it and works perfect I live down the road from a huge river so i get my wood , bog wood etc from there and then i follow the video step by step