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posted 12-07-2003 04:14 PM         

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my water has gone brown ever since i put my peace of drift wood in the tank i boilled and soaked my wood so whats the cure 2 this
water I like the look but is it bad 4 the fish

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posted 12-07-2003 06:26 PM         

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I tried driftwood in my 70 gallon tank and it did the same thing. I tried multiple water changes with no results. I ended up taking it out. After about 2 more water changes, no more brown icky water.

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posted 12-08-2003 12:14 PM         

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oh well im doomed my cat fish needs drift wood to stay hell-fe

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posted 12-08-2003 12:35 PM         

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some types of driftwood leak tannin and likely will never stop. a lot of fish really like blackwater, though people often don't like tea stained water in their aquariums. you can get driftwood that does not color the water.

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posted 12-08-2003 06:42 PM         

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oh so it's not bad for the fish cool I like that swampy look a bit

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posted 12-13-2003 06:10 PM         

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of course its not bad for the fish. it actually softens water and lowers ph!! i got a piece of bogwood from my local river and i started with the ph of 8.2 now its 6.8

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