Yellow Water?

[broox159]

I havent posted here in a while. My 64L Fishbox tank has been set up for about a month now and i love my fish!

My current stock list is:

1x Bristlenose Pleco (how do i know if its male of female??)
2x Yellow honey Gourami (1 male, 1 female)
2x bolivian Rams (1 male, 1 female)
4x Black phantom tetra's (3 female, 1 male)
1x male Betta
2x female Betta

All of my fish are happy and i havent had any problems with aggressivness or anything.

Anyway, my reason for posting is that my water is rather yellowy...i have 2 pieces of bogwood in there and i soaked them for DAAAAYS before i even put them in. Im wondering how i might get rid of the yellowness without affecting the bacteria etc. I also have a few plants in there (not sure what they are) but i was wondering if should get anymore??

Thanks for any advice!

Natalie

 

[amy1994]

It probably is the bogwood, to get rid of it you can use carbon or carbon sponges in the filter, i find that the sponges work better, also do some more water changes.
If this doesn't work, then the bogwood needs to be soaked again, sometimes it can take weeks.
It won't do any harm to the fish it just doesn't look nice.

 

[Smells a bit fishy]

It could be the tannins in the bogwood causing the yellow water. Have you got a carbon pad in the filter?

Also is the tank still cycling? As that is quite a large bio load if it is.

 

[nosoup4you]

1x Bristlenose Pleco (how do i know if its male of female??)

The females do not have "bristles". If it is a juvie, you'll have to wait and see.

 

[broox159]

I think its a she then...shame cause her name is Otis! Lol

 

[micko]

Bog wood. It will go, in time.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

It probably is the bogwood, to get rid of it you can use carbon or carbon sponges in the filter, i find that the sponges work better, also do some more water changes.
If this doesn't work, then the bogwood needs to be soaked again, sometimes it can take weeks.
It won't do any harm to the fish it just doesn't look nice.

Some folks think it looks better. It depends on taste. It is completely benign, except that it will lower your pH. That is something to consider when doing water changes. You don't want to do too large a water change at once, because of this. (The pH dropping won't be a big deal to your fish, as they are being acclimatized to it gradually - a big water change to remove it quickly would be different though.)