Yellow water

[Screwylui]

hey i was just curious if any of you out there had yellowish green water. it's not like a full blown algae bloom, i'm not even sure if it is algae related... but the colour is pretty unnattractive. not even a 25% PWC affects it much. any suggestions on getting that water crystal clear?


TIA

Luis

 

[Screwylui]

i'm jsut crazy aren't i ?
8O

 

[shawmutt]

Do you have driftwood in the tank? Tannins from the driftwood can cause this. Add activated carbon in your filter to rid the tank of any color.

 

[Screwylui]

ya i do have drift wood.. i soaked the wood for a really long time until the water was clear but now that you mention it .. would it be possible that the fact that my water is close to 90 F for heat treating ICH, that the tannins would more easily leech out ?



Luis

 

[severum mama]

Yes, I think that's possible. I'm pretty sure that's why people around here suggest boiling the wood; because it causes the tannins to leech out faster. I never boiled any of my wood, even though I probably should have. I know you don't like the way it looks, but at least the tannins are not harmful to your fish so it is really nothing to worry about.