Does Manzanita wood affect water?

[Deadeye]

I’m pretty sure it doesn’t, but I just want to make sure. I would want to put some in with my mbuna tanks, so I can’t have anything that will drastically drop the ph.
Manzanita doesn’t leach or release anything into the water like other driftwood and drop pH, right?
As I redo my mbuna tank I think that it would really look nice in there. I think it has a really nice look with the thin branches.
Any other suggestions for wood or tall, lightweight rocks?

 

[duanes]

Some people soak it a while before adding it to the main tank, to remove the few tannins it gives off, and saturate (I never mind tannins even in alkaline water species tanks).
Although it will most often get saturated and quickly sink.
I have never had it reduce pH any more than a 10th, and that was only temporary.

 

[Deadeye]

Some people soak it a while before adding it to the main tank, to remove the few tannins it gives off, and saturate (I never mind tannins even in alkaline water species tanks).
Although it will most often get saturated and quickly sink.
I have never had it reduce pH any more than a 10th, and that was only temporary.

Great to hear! Thanks!

 

[Joshuakahan]

Don’t mean to hyjack the thread but I was wondering this too, does this look like manzanita? Would like to put it an aquarium

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Manzanita Most likely. It has that distinctive red-orange wood

 

[Deadeye]

Don’t mean to hyjack the thread but I was wondering this too, does this look like manzanita? Would like to put it an aquarium

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No problem!
It definitely has the look of a manzanita trunk. Definitely doesn’t have all of the bumps and imperfections other types of driftwood has.

 

[Deadeye]

Got some in today! One red and one sandblasted, about 20 inches, and both for the price of 1 16 inch!
Can’t wait for it to sink, though I kind of like it floating. Caesar does too!

 

[A201]

I've included Manzanita & Malaysian DW in my African tank. The Manzanita didn't really release enough tannin to discolor the water. The Malaysian colored the water like weak tea.
No adverse effects on PH & the fish did well with it.

 

[Rocksor]

Your tank KH (buffering capacity) will determine if the tannins released from any wood will affect the tank PH. The higher the buffering capacity, the less likely it will have any effect. For my buffering capacity of 8 degrees, I need 1 cup of sphagnum peat moss per 12 cups of water to drop the KH in half, and the PH to 6.8. The GH drops to 11 degrees (from 22).

 

[Deadeye]

Come to think of it, I should have soaked the wood...
Is this as bad as the discoloration will get? Should I change water now, or wait a few more days?
I don’t mind the yellowish water, but miss the crystal clear look.

Also the new territory gave the auratus the guts to beat up the dominant zebra.

I’ll run a ph test later to see if anything dropped.