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Nope, but too much light will cause your water to turn green with algea.
Driftwood will tint the water a brownish tea color as it releases tanic acids. A little Purigen in your filter will remove the tea color form the driftwood.
It can if algae was going on it before you got it. You are always supposed to boil wood before putting in in the tank from preventing this type of problem.
The problem with driftwood is that you have no idea what sort of parasites or bugs or poisons it might have picked up. At very least, it will have some worms.
No its doesnt but if you dont wash it properly it will turn it a brown colour, Steep it in a bucket of water and change the water every 3-4 days, Untill the water stays clear, It can take 4-12 weeks to clear it properly.
No, driftwood turns your water a tea color. You are experiencing an algae bloom. This almost always happens because you have not been doing enough water changes using a siphon and from over feeding. Email me if you have any more questions in detail.
Yes it can. You need to keep a good filter system in tank. Also very important keep the water chemical balance.
No, algae turns your aquarium water green. Kick up the water changes, lower your light level, make sure the tank isn't getting direct sunlight and lower the amount of nutrients you are adding to the aqurium (feedings). These will all help lower or eliminate algae.
If you are willing to do some reading on live plants and setting up a live plant aquarium then that is another way to eliminate algae though the directions above assume you don't have an aquarium with a significant amount of live plants. Aquatic Gardners association is on-line and there are several good books and forums about plants.
Drift wood won't turn the water green if it is purchased from a pet store but algae will grow in the wood and algae turns the water green. Don't use any driftwood from the ocean or lakes unless you have first scrubbed it clean and than baked it to rid it from any harmful bugs or unseen living things that would be growing in it. If you get the driftwood from an ocean, don't put it into a fresh water tank because it is seeped with salt water and can seep the salt into the fresh water tank. Algae grows in tanks due to an improper ph balance usually due to improper lighting and tank temperatures. Get a ph testing kit and sample your water according to the package directions and add their chemicals according to what is needed to keep your tank at the proper ph levels. Over feeding and over crowding can also cause bad ph levels. Also be sure to use your light according to proper usage for keeping the algae at a minimum. Usually that means on in the daytime and off at night, just like the sun rising and setting. Be sure that the light bulbs do not give off heat while on or it will make your tank too hot while it is on and kill the fish.
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