Why is my water brown?

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cmwalters

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Exactly what the title says. It's a planted 20 gallon with:

2 kribs
3 pristella tetras
5 pencilfish
3 bronze corys

It's been set up for close to a year. There are two pieces of driftwood but I know that they are not still leaking tannins after this long in the tank and being boiled before. I do a 50% water change every Sunday. Also how can I fix the color? I would like really clear water. Here is a picture of itImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1389196855.173662.jpg
 
The driftwood has been in there about 7 or 8 months. I haven't tried purigen.
 
I would try the purigen. Once it stops working you can recharge it too. You can use carbon but once it's done it's done and you will use a tun more to get the color out.
 
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