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yellow oscar tank 10 months 2 weeks ago #250144

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how do i keep my oscar tank getting yellowish
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Re: yellow oscar tank 10 months 2 weeks ago #250146

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I`m guessing you have driftwood and its the tannins coming from it.
Its harmless and will eventually stop leaking from the wood but it could take a looooong time!

If you don`t have driftwood i don`t know whats happening in there.... :unsure:
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Re: yellow oscar tank 10 months 2 weeks ago #250148

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If you dont have drift wood in your tank can you test your water with a liquid test kit and post the results for pH , Ammonia , Nitrites and Nitrates ? What is your water changing schedule ?
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Re: yellow oscar tank 10 months 2 weeks ago #250152

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I've got driftwood, when I do a big water change I have nice clear water then after a couple of days its turning colour again. But I kind of like it :)
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Re: yellow oscar tank 10 months 2 weeks ago #250294

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no i don,t have driftwood and i change the water recently and it still yellowish
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Re: yellow oscar tank 10 months 2 weeks ago #250297

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What do you mean by " recently " ? And what are your readings for pH , Ammonia , Nitrites and Nitrates ? We need those to help you and also how often to you change the water ? How long has the tank been set up and what filtration do you use ?
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Re: yellow oscar tank 10 months 2 weeks ago #250298

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Do you have natural light shining on the tank?
Maybe it's algae sometimes it can be appear yellow,brown or green.
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Re: yellow oscar tank 10 months 2 weeks ago #250447

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it get shine by the sun but not that direct if its algae can i put an pleco in it just for the algae to clean i think i will borrow my neighbor's rejected 2 feet pleco just for a month or 2
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Re: yellow oscar tank 10 months 2 weeks ago #250449

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get a magnetic tank scrubber cleaner over the pleco
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Re: yellow oscar tank 10 months 2 weeks ago #250466

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the pleco will add more problems to the tank

What are your nitrate readings, yellow water can be a sign of too much feeding.
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