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Hello all ,This is my first post to the dart forums .
Ive been breeding Crested Geckos ,Gargoyle geckos and Bearded Dragons for about three years now .Which took over a entire room .

Last year my young son wanted his own''thing'' and we started out with a couple of darts. That has turned into several pairs in basic setups . Which of course resulted in wanting a nicer setup..lol (and a risk of vivs taking over another room ...

So I put together a heavilly planted octagon tank with a fake wall , water feature , and water fall (well trickling down the wall) that at least to me looks fantastic! I even have a nce springtail population flourishing .However the water as it filters through the substrate pics up a ugly yellow color after about a day .Im guessing this is tannis leeching from the substrate? (Substrate being the brick material sold for darts). As ive made the pump behind the wall capable of being run out of the tank to do water changes Ive flushed it several times.But within a day it is yellow again...

In about a month ild ike to add some young frogs .My question is can this discolored water harm darts in any way?

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No, it will only help the plants. It will go away after many months if you keep changing the water.

I might add to this answer that we often even add tannins to water, especially when raising dart tadpoles, in the form of "black water," or tadpole tea, made from soaking oak leaves. This increases success in raising them. Many of us add oak leaf or magnolia leaf litter to the substrate on purpose. As long as the water is clear and not cloudy, you can consider the tan coloration "good" for all practical purposes.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

D. auratus blue
D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
D. imitator
D. leucomelas
D. pumilio Bastimentos
D. fantasticus
P. terribilis mint and organe
D. reticulatus
D. castaneoticus
D. azureus
P vittatus
P. lugubris

Thanks to you both for the response.
I try to research as much as I can before asking questions on the forums .But I just couldnt recall reading much on that particular issue or if I had what the response was,Ill feel much better when I actually place the frogs into it now

Wow I haven't posted on kingsnake in a looong time lol!

Yes that is fine. It is simply color/tannins leeching from the substrate. Personally I think it look more like a rainforest so I like it. Thats just me though. Good luck with your darts.