Re: Tonics, Peats, and Buffers

[WnyZman@aol.com]

The only thing I have ever used is peat moss from the Garden Center. I throw 
a few handfulls in each of 3, 5-gallon pails and let it soak for a few days 
and then siphon it out through a fine fish net and also a brine shrimp net 
all at the same time. I refill the pails with Ro water and can use the same 
peat 3 or 4 times. The pH is around 5.5 and I mix it half and half with 
untreated RO water. I have bred T. candidi & Ctenopoma ansorgii by this 
method. The bales of peat moss are a lot cheaper than any store bought 
pre-mixed solution.
    Z-Man


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