tanines in the water

[One_Trick_Pony]

ello,

i put some wood in my tank, and despite soaking it some tannins hav still been relaesd, will the filter remove them or will have to keep doing water changeS??

 

[Candyco]

Did u soak the wood first? If so how long for?

I had a similar problem..... slowly corrected itself after a few 20% changes!!!!!

On the other hand u could remove it and soak it for a bit longer!!!!!

 

[DarkSide]

YEah the filter won't remove it, the best you could do is keep doing water changes until the water is clear again.

Good luck

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

cheers thats great guys as yet i have no fis anyway waiting for it to finsh cycling

 

[Griz]

Carbon will help to remove it if you really want to.

 

[Discomafia]

Just be sure you're not running a planted tank and adding ferts. because the carbon will soon absorb all the ferts.

 

[CathyG]

Water changes will eventually remove the tannin, but I would not worry about the tannin at the expense of building up your bacterial colony. Tetras, in particular, like tannin in the water, but it won't harm anyone anyway. It is an aesthetic issue, I think