Mopani and tannins

bethinak · May 30, 2014

I have a lovely piece of mopani I originally bought for a gecko vivarium build I was working on and decided it was too heavy. I was thinking it would be great in the axolotl tank except its leaching tannins, even after soaking for several days.

Does this stop ever?

layna · May 30, 2014

Simply, yes haha.

It will make your tank water a lovely tea colour for a few weeks, but eventually with regular water changes (which you will be doing anyway of course

) it goes back to a clear colour.

I tried all the boiling and leaving it in a bucket ect, it didnt help much. But now i have clear water once again

rachel1 · May 30, 2014

If it really bothers you or you can't get rid of it for a ridiculous amount of time like mine , Seachem makes a product called purigen you can add to the filter. It cleared the tannins in my tank after a couple weeks. It had been ongoing for 2 months, and water changes weren't touching it.

bethinak · May 30, 2014

rachel1 said:
If it really bothers you or you can't get rid of it for a ridiculous amount of time like mine , Seachem makes a product called purigen you can add to the filter. It cleared the tannins in my tank after a couple weeks. It had been ongoing for 2 months, and water changes weren't touching it.

It will bother me when there are axolotls in the tank!!! I want to see their smiling faces!!
:smile:

I will look for that product on Amazon right now as I am going to buy the canister filter I really want instead of the waterfall one I have.

Jonjey · May 30, 2014

+1 for seachem Purigen! That stuff is fantastic, easy, regenerable, effective, and most importantly cheap! Crystal clear water and it also keeps parameters in check.

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