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Real trees
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Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:47 pmby ivonaa
Are there some special tipes of trees that can be use in the turtlle tanks? I put a tree (i clean it good first) into my tank but the next morrning the water color was yellow. I took the three out and I cleand the tank, but is there some proces befour i put the three inside so that it won't turn my water yellow again?
Posted:
Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:04 pmby steve
Do you mean wood from a tree or live plants? There are options for both, but we will need more specific information of what you are looking for.
Posted:
Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:50 amby ivonaa
Yeah, I mean woods. I have a floating tree that looks realy nice in the tank, but I told you the problem
Posted:
Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:55 pmby notoch351
Corkbark works well in water and is Non-toxic and has a nice look.
what were you using before? For what?
Posted:
Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:27 pmby ivonaa
notoch351 wrote:Corkbark works well in water and is Non-toxic and has a nice look.
what were you using before? For what?
Yeah, thanks, but I will never find anythink like that in the lfm here. And I wanted to use a wood as a decoration, I think it looks verry nice in to the turtle tank,but... I think I will stick to the rocks, it's not that complicated
Thank anyway
Posted:
Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:58 pmby maddpnoi
Putting wood is perfectly fine. The yellow water is just because of tannin. It's really not harmful to your water, since it's actually a preventative of some bacteria. Though it may lower your pH as well.
Just do frequent water changes and you'll be fine.
Or, if the yellow really bothers you. Boil the wood first. It will clean the wood AND release the tannin.
As for how long you need to boil it. It depends on how much of tannin the wood has (or how much of it you want gone.)
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Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:41 pmby untsmurf
Yeah, I've heard that before you put wood in your tank you should leave it in a bucket of water for a few days to a week and that will release most if not all of the tannin.
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Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:30 amby ivonaa
Yeeeeeee, solution! I love you guys! I'm going to cook a wood
Posted:
Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:25 pmby marisa
Boiling wood really isn't good because it will break down the fibers.
Wood from trees that secret resin (pine and cedar, for example) should not be used in water.
If the wood is one that can safely be kept submerged in water, soaking it in water and periodically changing the water as tannin is released would be the better way to go. The more tannin that's been released, the longer it will take for the water to darken.