Ok, so my wife got this "pretty driftwood" from the petstore the other day, and now my tank is a clowdy brownish red color.
I've read that the drift wood is releasing a good bacteria into the water, so it's safe. And that some filters will remove the color.
So far my filter hasn't removed the color. I had started to change out the water, did about 5 galllons, and was told that I can just get a chemical that will remove the color.
So what's my safest option?
I can replace all the water, and remove all the helpful bacteria in the water.
Add some sort of chemical to clear it up?
Hope my filter eventually does it?
Or just have a horribly ugly fish tank?
Also I read that the piece of wood can either change the water color for about 15 hours, or it could always do it. Any suggestions?
The tank is 55 gallons.
I've read that the drift wood is releasing a good bacteria into the water, so it's safe. And that some filters will remove the color.
So far my filter hasn't removed the color. I had started to change out the water, did about 5 galllons, and was told that I can just get a chemical that will remove the color.
So what's my safest option?
I can replace all the water, and remove all the helpful bacteria in the water.
Add some sort of chemical to clear it up?
Hope my filter eventually does it?
Or just have a horribly ugly fish tank?
Also I read that the piece of wood can either change the water color for about 15 hours, or it could always do it. Any suggestions?
The tank is 55 gallons.
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