I bought some mopani wood at my lfs and was wondering How to prepare it and when to put it in. So far I've put it in a bucket of water and the water turned brown so I put new water in the bucket and the waters clear it's been about 1 hour. I can't boil it. I'm not worried about the color my filter had carbon and a little tea water won't hurt I'm worried about my ph I have catfish and they're sensitive to low ph. Also I'm currently cycling my tank wil it affect the cycle?