piao liang yu
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Had a problem with tannins then i added a 100ml bag of purigen. This worked well for about a couple of weeks. I then had to recharge it because in just two weeks it was dark brown. Made it completely white soaking in bleach water for 24 hours then soaked in water treated with prime for 24 hours. It turned dark brown in less than two weeks and the tannins made my tank look like weak tea within just a few days. I do weekly 50% pwc's, but just a few days after my pwc's i have the tannin color again. This is a 60 gallon 48"x13"x24". I have four fairly good size pieces of driftwood with various low light plants
I bought this driftwood from a lfs that had it in established display tanks. This was in January. Seems like the tannin issue is getting worse with time rather than better. Do tannins ever cease or are they just a byproduct of the wood breaking down?
AC110 and AC70. I have cleaned the filter media twice in the last month using tank water during pwc's.
8 Neon tetras
4 Otocinclus
4 guppies
3 red wag platies
3 angelicus botia
1 dwarf gourami
I bought this driftwood from a lfs that had it in established display tanks. This was in January. Seems like the tannin issue is getting worse with time rather than better. Do tannins ever cease or are they just a byproduct of the wood breaking down?
AC110 and AC70. I have cleaned the filter media twice in the last month using tank water during pwc's.
8 Neon tetras
4 Otocinclus
4 guppies
3 red wag platies
3 angelicus botia
1 dwarf gourami