Thats why I asked...I wasn't sure if it can other than brake down what it is coloring the water like it does with "green water" or the bacteria blooms that make it white. I just know mine was crystal clear with the wood in there...might just be the right kind of wood....
clear water with driftwood????????
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A little search pulls this up...UV wont but maybe ozone will.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?82388-Will-a-UV-sterilizer-remove-tannins
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?82388-Will-a-UV-sterilizer-remove-tannins
They will go away on their own after a few months to a year depending on the size. Purigen will remove them, they are harmless though and can actually be beneficial to some fish.
The combination of fish, size tank, and the amount of fish you wish to have I would defiantely NOT reccomend.
Plants and rays in the same tank you can forget it. Rays like sand to burrow in. Dats can be territorial in lower sectons of the water where the rays are and can cause fighting issues ! Then you have the Jardini who is a 50 / 50 with all your other non bottom dwelling fish.
I hope you have some good filtration for all these fish !
If you were going to try and combine all those fish in one tank, I wouldn't use anything less than a 360 gallon. If your stuck with the 220, Probably just the jardini and possibly the ray, but no driftwood or plants, and with a sand or bare bottom.
Plants and rays in the same tank you can forget it. Rays like sand to burrow in. Dats can be territorial in lower sectons of the water where the rays are and can cause fighting issues ! Then you have the Jardini who is a 50 / 50 with all your other non bottom dwelling fish.
I hope you have some good filtration for all these fish !
If you were going to try and combine all those fish in one tank, I wouldn't use anything less than a 360 gallon. If your stuck with the 220, Probably just the jardini and possibly the ray, but no driftwood or plants, and with a sand or bare bottom.
all depends on the wood and how much tannins is in it. it simply takes time. Yeah you can waste money on chemical filtration like purigen, but after it loses its charge, the wood is gonna keep leaking tannins, then you have to recharge it, etc over and over (not worth it I think). If you can find a piece of wood that has tanked for a long time, all the tannins will have leached out, and you will be good to go. I tried driftwood for a few months (1 root and 2 pieces of wood), and I got sick of the tannins. It will not hurt the fish, but man it sure as **** will tea color your water over and over and over again....
I put all 3 peices of wood in my wife's uncles aquascape + pond, and will let it soak in there for a few years. then I might pull it out and mess with it again.
I put all 3 peices of wood in my wife's uncles aquascape + pond, and will let it soak in there for a few years. then I might pull it out and mess with it again.
the 220 is housing smaller fish.
tig 4-5"
dat 3"
ray 4-5"
jardini 3-4"
have plenty of time for growth and upgrade. totally makes sense not using live plants with the ray. duh why did i not think of that. i do have sand already tho.
the wood is large, but is highly arched an has minimal contact with the bed allowing the ray to swim under with no problem. should be fine iv had rays before but only used fake decorations and want this tank to be natural.
tig 4-5"
dat 3"
ray 4-5"
jardini 3-4"
have plenty of time for growth and upgrade. totally makes sense not using live plants with the ray. duh why did i not think of that. i do have sand already tho.
the wood is large, but is highly arched an has minimal contact with the bed allowing the ray to swim under with no problem. should be fine iv had rays before but only used fake decorations and want this tank to be natural.
oops forgot the flagtail is also 3-4". and im running 2 FX5s. one with all bio media and the other is for mechanical filtration
As long as the wood isnt bigger than a 55 gallon drum here's what i always do.The wood is to large for me to think about boiling. They are swamp cypress and African hardwood. I don't mind minimal discoloration but don't want it over powering. The plants I'm starting with is a dwarf grass. (First time with live plants) and want to start off easy and one variety at a time. I am housing in a 220 gal.
1- tig
3- dats
1- jardini aro
1- leo ray
1- flagtail
Any thoughts on other plants to introduce that are hardy and low maintenance? Thanks so far for the input!! Keep it coming
Get a 55 gallon drum full of water and sink your wood in it (if the wood still floats then you can set a couple rocks on top of the wood to keep it submerged), then build yourself a fire around the base of the barrel and watch it boil
Just keep an eye on how much water is evaporating and spray more in with a hose when needed to keep the wood covered so it doesnt char. Doing this will also let you boil it for hours upon hours as long as you keep the fire going and the water full.
Thats what we call redneck engineering
great idea!!! good excuse to make a bonfire with the kids and break out the smores at the same time. sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!
You got it. 
I will say again though, make sure the wood stays covered with water by checking every so often so you dont char the wood, and enjoy the bonfire lol.
I will say again though, make sure the wood stays covered with water by checking every so often so you dont char the wood, and enjoy the bonfire lol.
