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  1. 03-06-2013, 01:57 PM #1
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    Default Adding driftwood to my 180 gallon tank

    I put a large piece of driftwood in my tank ,now it looks cloudy..what do I need to do????
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    Much information is not added so hard to tell. I rather doubt the wood made the water cloudy. Sounds more like the filter was cleaned and the cycle set back.
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    It actually could be the tannins... depending on your definition of cloudy

    When I added mine it was a little, just do your weekly water changes and it should go away in time
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    Pictures? Tannins will darken your water to a brownish-tint. "Cloudy" to me, sounds like a white haze...
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  5. 03-06-2013, 06:17 PM #5
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    Thanks everyone for your responses,it was a bacteria bloom,I have done a water change and can already see a difference...
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    There you are Maryann! Lol! Good to see you got it working. :)
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