Bog Wood Advice Please

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[Akasha72]

just to add Spurry, bogwood will leech tannins into the tank so the water will go brown - it doesn't harm the fish as far as I know but it doesn't look so good. The leeching will lessen over time (about 6 months or so). Mine is still leeching a bit but I quite like the darker water - looks more natural.

Also, it could drop your ph quite a bit. My normal PH is around 6.8-7. When I added my bogwood it dropped below 6 for a few weeks. It slowly came back up and is now back to normal (4 months in now). I just wanted to warn you of both those things in case you didn't know

Ps - that's a very nice lump of wood

 

[Spurry]

just to add Spurry, bogwood will leech tannins into the tank so the water will go brown - it doesn't harm the fish as far as I know but it doesn't look so good. The leeching will lessen over time (about 6 months or so). Mine is still leeching a bit but I quite like the darker water - looks more natural.

Also, it could drop your ph quite a bit. My normal PH is around 6.8-7. When I added my bogwood it dropped below 6 for a few weeks. It slowly came back up and is now back to normal (4 months in now). I just wanted to warn you of both those things in case you didn't know

Ps - that's a very nice lump of wood

thanks 3 of my bit of bog wood are of some one i no and well soaked so no tanning probs there one id from my old scape and 6mth old again np theres
last 2 have been soaked in hot water and nothing came out

but thanks for the advice..

 

[Akasha72]

thanks okay, just trying to be helpful

 

[Spurry]

thanks okay, just trying to be helpful

np m8 you was helpful

 

[deftuch]

cheer just need to make my mind up on the substrate im going to use as i dont like my argos play sand
i want something a little more gritty and some thing to help the plant grow so i may be going half and half plant sub at rear gritty sand at front
what you think

Pets at home sand is awesome

 

[Aqua Tom]

cheer just need to make my mind up on the substrate im going to use as i dont like my argos play sand
i want something a little more gritty and some thing to help the plant grow so i may be going half and half plant sub at rear gritty sand at front
what you think

Pets at home sand is awesome

Sharp sand is worth a look then.

Tom

 

[Spurry]

cheer just need to make my mind up on the substrate im going to use as i dont like my argos play sand
i want something a little more gritty and some thing to help the plant grow so i may be going half and half plant sub at rear gritty sand at front
what you think

Pets at home sand is awesome

cheer just need to make my mind up on the substrate im going to use as i dont like my argos play sand
i want something a little more gritty and some thing to help the plant grow so i may be going half and half plant sub at rear gritty sand at front
what you think

Pets at home sand is awesome

Sharp sand is worth a look then.

Tom

Cheers I've got my sand now and done the rescape check out my
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