New Tank

[cloudburst]

Hi All
Im in the process of setting up a new tank, i want to put my soaked mopani in and use some carbon to clear the tannin colour a little. But then when my plants go in i know the carbon will clear the liquid fertilizer up too. So whats the best thing to do?

Thanks

 

[LauraFrog]

In my experience carbon does very little to eliminate tannins. I'd skip the carbon, use the fertilisers and do frequent water changes. It's a pain, but there's no other way around it really.

 

[JenCliBee]

In my experience carbon does very little to eliminate tannins. I'd skip the carbon, use the fertilisers and do frequent water changes. It's a pain, but there's no other way around it really.

think theres gonna be a few differing opinions on this 1 lol ive used carbon 2 get rid of tannins very sucsessfully but laura's way is a much better solution if using ferts saves any undue hassle


jen

 

[LauraFrog]

What sort of wood were you using? Are all tannins the same? I found carbon absolutely useless in removing tannins from eucalyptus wood but it may work on other types of wood, I'm not sure about mopani.