Bog Wood

[liam74]

evening all, just a quickie, went to lfs yesterday and got a couple of pieces of bog wood (1 for 10G, and 1 for 25G), anyway got home and put in a bucket with boiling water as recommended by lfs to stop them floating,(18.15pm), then today (15.30pm) took them out and gave them a rinse with some used tank water as i had just done a water change, put the bog wood in the tanks and just noticed that both tanks have got a slight brown tint to them now, so i guess this is of the bog wood. what i want to know is this harmful ? and how long will it take for the woodc to stop dyeing my tank water ?

thanks in advance

liam

 

[WILDER]

No it's not harmful, and the black carbon should remove it.

 

[liam74]

thanks wilder for the lighting fast reply

regards

liam

 

[scrappy]

Exactly as Wilder stated its harmless, its releasing tanins into the water and for some fish its a bonus as its emulating a more natural habitat.

 

[neilw_uk]

It takes ages to get rid of the yellow/ brown tinge!!!

I boiled mine for 2 hours in a wok and it still releases now... It gets better. The carbon is a VERY good idea. Try and put it in the filter or in the filter stream.

Neil

 

[Griz]

Some of us love stained water and actually work to keep that look. It is a natural and beneficial environment for many fish.

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[anvil63]

I've had bogwood for almost 4.5 years now and my water is still a great yellowish shade when I do my weekly water changes. I was very disturbed for a few monthes, and had started doing daily water changes until I was told what was happening.


Carl