Re: leaves

["Max Gallade" <mgallade@hotmail.com>]

Jason,
I use either Oak leaves or Maple leaves( Maple leaves have more acid then 
Oak leaves) in my tanks.I put them in the tank for decoration/photo purposes 
and as hiding places.A planted tank with added Oak leaves looks really good 
and natural.The Apistos love to hide and breed in the rolled up leaves.I 
entered a Apisto biotope tank
in this years AGA contest in the natural Biotope category.
I never took any measurements on how  the leaves effect my water 
parameters.I'm sure they ad valuable humic acids to the water and lower the 
ph some.Anybody out there that measured the Oak leaves effect on the  water 
parameters?
I don't know about leaves from other trees.I think I heard a long time ago 
that some leaves could be poisonous to fish?I might have read it on the 
krib.
HTH
Max
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> From: J Miller <ruddigar_99@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
> To: Apisto List <apisto@listbox.com>
> Subject: leaves
> Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 17:21:37 -0800 (PST)
>
>   I have a question regarding using leaves to acidify the water.  I
> know many people use oak leaves, but I was wondering if they had to be
> oak leaves, or could I use any brown leaf?  It's that time of year, and
> I was thinking of putting some in a box filter in some of my tanks.
> I do plan on boiling them for a few minutes before using them.
>
> Will it work, or should I just find some oak leaves?
>
> Thanks.
> Jason
>
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