Using Carbon To Get Rid Of Tannins

[ZoddyZod]

but the whole point of having a fish tank is for something nice to look at and if you don't like the look of tannins, then you defeating the point of having a fish tank lol. In what way are we measuring, that fish love tannins?

That's a bit of a broad statement there Ian.....although I do like my tank to be visually pleasing, it is not the main reason I have one.

 

[The Taffy Apple]

Indeed, the tannis doesnt look the best in the day time, but at night/dusk/evening with the lights on you'd never know the difference.

 

[ian]

That's a bit of a broad statement there Ian.....

not really, the general public don't tend to want have a tank that looks shocking. They don't want boring looking fish.

 

[Tizer]

In what way are we measuring, that fish love tannins?

You mean you cant tell when your fish have big smiles on their faces?

 

[ian]

In what way are we measuring, that fish love tannins?

You mean you cant tell when your fish have big smiles on their faces?

lol, i did try and survey my fish for family fortunes once. All they said was 'bob'.

 

[smithrc]

...Seachem Purigen, this stuff is amazing.

I put some in my 850L a couple of days ago to try and lear the water a bit... how quickly does it work?
(Expensive stuff isnt it!)

 

[Tizer]

most of mine are chavs, they just say "Yo" lots

 

[ZoddyZod]

That's a bit of a broad statement there Ian.....

not really, the general public don't tend to want have a tank that looks shocking. They don't want boring looking fish.

I would start to point at the differences between what you first said and what you are now saying......but I'd prefer to keep you firmly in the 'helpful' camp as I come to plant up my tank

 

[kyleb2003]

I'll throw my 2p in there, as I have a couple of different pieces of wood in mine, the largest being bog wood. They released tannins making it very dark for about the first 3-4 months and have now stopped entirely. I don't mind a bit of brown water but it's not nice when it's very dark, I agree. However, with a bit of patience you'll have your clear water back and just stick to the 40-50% water changes each week to dilute it. The tannins don't harm the fish and they wont last forever.

 

[Hermithall]

I don't like tannin stained water either - it looks dirty. Patience is key - you'll have to put up with it for a while, but the problem will go away. Just keep up with the water changes