Yellow Water

[Himmel]

6 balas
3 angels
1 redtailed shark
1 rainbow shark
5 weather loaches (2 parent 3 babies)
1 sailfin pleco

the water is yellow what do I do?
stats are
80 degrees f
Ammonia is 0 ppm
nitrite is .03
ph 7.6
.5 sand and.5 crushed coral
drift wood
shell caves

filter is a fluval 204

 

[WILDER]

How many gallons or litres is the tank as you have alot of fish there,
Is the nitrite reading 0 or above.
Did you soak the driftwood.
Sorry it in the title tank size didn't notice it.

 

[smmetz]

My water still turns noticably brown/yellow, and it's been a full year since I put in driftwood. I have to put off a water change for 2-3 weeks before I notice it now though. Even when the water looks clear, when I drain some into my white 5 gallon bucket for water changes, I see the water does indeed have a tint. My driftwood is the "Mopani" dark hardwood.

 

[Colin_T]

Do a partial water each day for a week or so. See how it looks afterwards.

Water changes fix lots of problems.

 

[rossyboy]

I had this exact problem.

I first thought it must be the driftwood, as this is common if not soaked thoroughly.

but i finally put it down to my tank being overstocked. I've since bought a 2nd tank though to split things down and it's fine now.

I duno bout ur stocking though... it seems fine to me.

 

[Biulu]

I experience the same with driftwood in it, but I have had it for a year now, and no problems. Like you said, you only see it, when you do a water change.