I need help with Tannin's.

[Rell XV]

So I have a 1000 Gallon aquarium, my filtration system was a 1500 Gallon Capable Sump for Ponds that I purchased from Menards.

It comes with a large filter pad, media and a pump that suck up sediment from the substrate. It keeps the aquarium clean for the most part. But, it cannot get rid of Tannin's.
I have a very large piece of driftwood in the aquarium that I got from a LFS. I have no idea what kind of wood it is, but I think it is Cypress. I cannot confirm that though.
It has stained my water, and I wished to remove the staining. So I tried several things.

I have tried:

Activated Carbon/Charcoal.
Sand.
Charcoal Filter Pads.
Water Changes.

I am hoping someone on here could help me with this. If you know how I can make a filter that could take out all the tannin's and is low maintenance please, post it.
I am still figuring out how to keep the aquarium maintained, it doesn't have very many fish in it right now. About 7 fish that are around 10" in length. They don't produce much waste, and don't eat much so I doubt their waste is causing 1000 gallons to be overloaded with harmful chemicals in a span of two weeks that I do water changes.

I am down to just outright remove the drift wood, do a 50% water change, and going back to my normal aquarium set up with my sump.
I really want to keep the wood, but I just cannot get Activated Carbon to work properly for my aquarium.
I have no idea what else to try.

 

[tlindsey]

So I have a 1000 Gallon aquarium, my filtration system was a 1500 Gallon Capable Sump for Ponds that I purchased from Menards.

It comes with a large filter pad, media and a pump that suck up sediment from the substrate. It keeps the aquarium clean for the most part. But, it cannot get rid of Tannin's.
I have a very large piece of driftwood in the aquarium that I got from a LFS. I have no idea what kind of wood it is, but I think it is Cypress. I cannot confirm that though.
It has stained my water, and I wished to remove the staining. So I tried several things.

I have tried:

Activated Carbon/Charcoal.
Sand.
Charcoal Filter Pads.
Water Changes.

I am hoping someone on here could help me with this. If you know how I can make a filter that could take out all the tannin's and is low maintenance please, post it.
I am still figuring out how to keep the aquarium maintained, it doesn't have very many fish in it right now. About 7 fish that are around 10" in length. They don't produce much waste, and don't eat much so I doubt their waste is causing 1000 gallons to be overloaded with harmful chemicals in a span of two weeks that I do water changes.

I am down to just outright remove the drift wood, do a 50% water change, and going back to my normal aquarium set up with my sump.
I really want to keep the wood, but I just cannot get Activated Carbon to work properly for my aquarium.
I have no idea what else to try.

The only solution is to remove the driftwood if you dislike the tannins.

 

[BIG-G]

It’s going to take quite a bit of carbon to clear up a 1500 gallon system. Make sure that you are placing it in a high flow area.
Or you could install a carbon cartridge filter system like the kind used to filter water for a home.
Other than that removing the wood may be your best option.

 

[DN328]

So I have a 1000 Gallon aquarium, my filtration system was a 1500 Gallon Capable Sump for Ponds that I purchased from Menards.

It comes with a large filter pad, media and a pump that suck up sediment from the substrate. It keeps the aquarium clean for the most part. But, it cannot get rid of Tannin's.
I have a very large piece of driftwood in the aquarium that I got from a LFS. I have no idea what kind of wood it is, but I think it is Cypress. I cannot confirm that though.
It has stained my water, and I wished to remove the staining. So I tried several things.

I have tried:

Activated Carbon/Charcoal.
Sand.
Charcoal Filter Pads.
Water Changes.

I am hoping someone on here could help me with this. If you know how I can make a filter that could take out all the tannin's and is low maintenance please, post it.
I am still figuring out how to keep the aquarium maintained, it doesn't have very many fish in it right now. About 7 fish that are around 10" in length. They don't produce much waste, and don't eat much so I doubt their waste is causing 1000 gallons to be overloaded with harmful chemicals in a span of two weeks that I do water changes.

I am down to just outright remove the drift wood, do a 50% water change, and going back to my normal aquarium set up with my sump.
I really want to keep the wood, but I just cannot get Activated Carbon to work properly for my aquarium.
I have no idea what else to try.

Approximately how big is the driftwood? Another approach is soaking as much as possible or boiling to remove as much as possible to reduce the amount going into your pond. From there it just takes time to reduce. It may take awhile if the pieces are large relative to your 1000 gallon pond.