Yellow Water - No Fish

[ausdonut]

Hi
I recently purchased a fish tank, I have set up the live plants, filter heater etc. Everything was fine until yesterday, when I came home the water was tinted yellow. I was wondering how I can fix this problem

Thanks
AusDonut 8O

 

[jackie]

hi ausdout, did you add any bogwood , this can leach tannins into the water and cause it to look yellow. will cause no harm tho . jackie

 

[ausdonut]

Drift Wood

Hi
Yeah I have two peices of Driftwood(bogwood) in the tank. So is there anyway to make it fade? Chemicals or just replacing water...

Thanks for our Help
AusDonut 8O

 

[Guest]

Carbon in your filter will remove it, but the carbon must be replaced regularly, prolly once a week. Water changes will do it also, but it will take time. One thing to remember, the yellow tint is completely harmless to fish, wont hurt anything. It's all a matter of your preference.

 

[jackie]

as corvuscorax said its a matter of preference, you could remove from the tank and soak it and keep replacing the water but it takes ages and ages.i have had my tank running about 5 weeks now and its still has a yellow tint to the water. i have 2 bits of bogwood in mine ,but i dont mind the colour ,it does no harm and will sort itself out eventually.. jackie

 

[littlelouie]

I too have a piece of driftwood in my tank of which I soaked in fresh water each day for 5 days before adding it to the tank. I have had the tank running for 5 weeks now and the water is tinted but I don't mind, especially since I read that my cardinal tetras actually love tannin in the water
Louise