yellow tint

[Big Wave]

How can I get rid of the yellowish tint the light on my tank gives off? I
tried a blue Bulb but it was too dark. Are there better light bulbs? I have
a ten gallon.
Thanks

[Andy Hill]

Is this some sort of incandescent setup? If so, get a fluorescent setup --
there are *lots* of different output spectra to choose from, and most of them do
an excellent job of showing off your fish.

[H Nguyen]

In article <B6498CFC.388A%B...@Wave.com>,

Big Wave <B...@Wave.com> wrote:
> How can I get rid of the yellowish tint the light on my tank gives
off? I
> tried a blue Bulb but it was too dark. Are there better light bulbs?
I have
> a ten gallon.

> Thanks

My web site has a comparison of various fluorescent bulbs. If you do
not like the yellow tint, go with a bulb in the 6000 to 6500K range.

Good luck,
Hoa
Aquarium: http://www.geocities.com/nguyenhg/

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Before you buy.

[Jack Naipier]

Could it be also:
a) you have tannins in the water (from peat or
driftwood / wood in your setup)....?
b) bad water filtration?
c) over feeding?

Don't just think it's lighting before checking out everything else...
Also, substrate and background colors can be part of the cause.

};-)>

[Mark Gessner]

I've identified that my new monster sized piece of driftwood is causing my
water to turn yellowish brown. Any suggestions on how to treat driftwood so
it won't leach color into the water?

in article 1q%U5.13683$II2.1...@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net, Jack
Naipier at djj...@earthlink.net wrote on 11/28/00 10:15 PM:

[Jack Naipier]

Soak it for a few weeks (can take days, weeks or even months depending on
size and type of wood), totally immersed in water (I use a big container,
use old tank water with an airstone too... also have a long bit of 1 x 2
that I wedge between the wood and a ceiling joist in my laundry room to hold
it under the water... other wise you might get mould or algae forming, let
alone the aspect of the wood rotting).

I check it once or twice a day to make sure it is still 100% submerged,
change out a bit of water when I do water changes on the tanks.. I never put
it in tap water, even conditioned tap water... only water that I know is
safe from a good balanced tank (I keep discus, so I have a lot of water
change water handy and I know the ph, ammo' etc.. is stable), this way the
wood will not take in any nasties thus leeching them into the setup.

I have tried all manner of other ways, this (the above) seems the best for
me...

This system will allow you to speed up the saturation of the wood and the
leeching process.

I have also tried baking the wood prior to soaking... even went as far as to
get a friend at a local restaurant to put some pieces of wood in the steamer
they use for lobsters and crabs etc... this helped in the sterilization and
the saturation a lot, but it p!$$ed off his boss no end when he found out
(my next visit with a bag of wood to the back door of the restaurant...
lol).

If you have a good filter that accepts carbon, use the carbon to remove the
tannins... these tannins won't hurt your fish in anyway, unless they dislike
(cannot tolerate) softer acidic waters.

Hope this helped in some small way.

};-)>