10 gal planted betta/ghost shrimp tank

[Pckerfreak44]

Update: I added some more plants, some narrow leafs. And the tannis still won't go away and it's extremely annoying. I took out the wood and boiled it for hours and put it back in and it still got darker and it grew more fungus. So for the time being I have the driftwood sitting in a bucket filled with water.

Question. Do I need a bubbler for the tank? I just realized there's not much air getting in. Do the plants need that?

 

[hpiguy]

Maybe it's just the angle of the picture, but the bookshelf you have it on looks like it's sagging badly which is not good for the tank.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

I actually moved it to a desk. I wanted it to be next to my main tank

 

[LyndaB]

The more water changes you do, the more you'll see the tannins deplete. I never boiled my driftwood. My fish like the tannins, so do I. But I can see how dark your water is. It'll go away in time. But keep up the water changes.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

I do a water change everyday and it's slowly starting to get better. I just want to be able to see my fish... Haha

 

[hpiguy]

I do a water change everyday and it's slowly starting to get better. I just want to be able to see my fish... Haha

I soak my driftwood in a wash basin in the basement for at least two weeks. Changing all the water daily, refilling with very hot water. At the end, it's still giving a light tint to the water.

In a small tank like a 10g, doing partial water changes, it may take a long time.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

I see. Yea I plan on keeping it in the bucket for a few weeks. And if it doesn't work might sell it haha just cause it's too much of a hassle...

 

[BlaseMrNiceguy]

I like manzanita wood myself not much tannins. I have it in all my tanks and have almost no tannins at all.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

I see. I should of bought the wood that was already in the tanks... Haha