Re: Tonics, Peats, and Buffers

[IDMiamiBob@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/10/00 1:10:20 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
myapisto@hotmail.com writes:

> I put the peat the fulffy stuff into a nylon bag and place it hanging in my 
>  tank and i try it with fluval's peat granules but I get a faster 
'browning' 
>  of the water from the fluval peat.. am i doing something wrong?

Nope.  The Fluval pellets are made of sphagnum.  The processing somehow 
"activates" the tannins, loosening the stuff to allow it to work.  Also, if 
you find a way to move the water through the "fluffy stuff", like putting it 
in a box filter or a canister, it will work better.  I did the "nylon teabag 
approach for a while, but I now prefer a less passive approach.

Bob Dixon


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