Alasse Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I just rescaped the 4ft....scuse the browinsh tinge, the wood has decided to leach tannins again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannon07 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 looks really nice. my peices of wood still turn the water brown after 12 months. i had to take it out. what a waste of money it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alasse Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 I had this piece in another tank for 12 months, no leaching. Its just i let it fully dry out for 12 months, and it started leaching again. It will settle soon enough. I didn't buy this piece, i found it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atraxgirl Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 we tryed that product called ..purigen by seachem.. it works wonders on tannin..makes our tanks crystal clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscacara Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Tx for the info on removing tannin, I have a big piece of wood in my frontosa tank and still leaching like mad after 3 months. Not that the fish mind in the least :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CThompson Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 watch out for your pH with that much wood in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMMYBOY Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 THAT LOOK AMAZING!!!!!!! WISH MINE WAS THAT NICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alasse Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 I dont check PH on any of my tanks, though i have had the tank water checked by a store. I refuse to be adding chemicals to get it how is 'sposed' to be so there really isnt any point The substrate is sand mixed with shellgrit, the tank water i use in my tanks was pH8 last time i took in a sample (a yr or so back), i'm pretty sure the wood wont put that big a dent in the PH They are still breeding, very active eating well so i'll go with they are happy with tank conditions But thank you for the warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfarrow Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Ha ha ha :lol3:Nah tank looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alasse Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 :D Thank benfarrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foti Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 what have you stocked it with ? -fish-? that drift was a good find very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfarrow Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Ha ha ha :lol3:Nah tank looks great! I will admit though, when you posted I thought to myself oh that's alot of wood. But looking at it reminds me of a simpler time, when I kept 1 tank simply for the enjoyment of watching the fish not concerned with anything else. Unlike now when the ph and hardness are tested several times a week. Good on you and keep enjoying your fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alasse Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 Foti ~ Its stocked with a maingano colony, a 15cm peppermint BN male and lots of juvenille common BN The maingano breed like rabbits, i sold of 17 of the young the other day, and now notice another 10 or so swimming around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alasse Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 benfarrow ~ *L* Yep it certainly is a good chunk, and the tank is a dark shade of brown at the moment. I will do a water change tomorrow though to settle that. One the tannins are out, it shouldnt change the pH too much anyway. That piece of wood had been in a tank before for 12 months or so, and stopped leaching within a month. But i let it fully dry out, so now i have to wait for it to swell up right through again before it will stop again. I find fish will adapt to most conditions, messing with chemicals can have horrid outcomes, safer to just leave things be, specially when things are all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YAL05T Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 That all being said, Craig's advice is always of the highest order. Yes fish will adapt to most conditions, but rarely do they thrive outside what evolution has dictated for them. All things aside your tank looks good, would make a great looking home for some smaller central americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alasse Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 Thanx YAL05T I'm pretty confident the maingano are thriving in the tank, their color is vibrant. Such a gorgeous fish. My other half who tolerates my tank thing *L*, really likes the maingano, and he wouldnt let me get rid of them, not that i want to mind you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alasse Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Tank now has a black background. Wood has slowed heaps with the tannins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyd Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Well done mate great tank setup, looks natural and all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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