Tannin Aquatics
CCA Members
Like many of you, I love the golden brown tint that leaves and botanicals impart to the water in my aquariums. And I love the fact that there are more than one way to get it! Aquarists have used cones from various deciduous hardwood trees, such as Alder (Alinus), Birch (Betula sp.) and more recently, Indian Casaurina trees to condition water for various species of fishes. These little cones, each which appears a bit different, also seem to have slightly different effect upon the aquarium water in which they are steeped.(click to read more)
