Re: Peat filtration.(tangent)

[Frauley/Elson <fraulels@minet.ca>]

MICHAEL SERPA wrote:
> 
> K & D martin wrote:
> >
> > oK, I went to the walmart adn bought a bag of Canadian Peat Moss, which is
> > shredded up dark brown pieces, is this the right stuff or should we be using
> > spagnum, the stuff that is still slightly green and is more mossy like?
> 
>         The green mossy stuff is NOT spaghnum moss. It's called
>         sheet moss and it's harvested from trees, rocks and the
>         forest floor. DON"T put it in your aquarium.
> 
>         Canadium peat is spaghnum peat and the right stuff to use.
> 
>         Michael
> 
Hi Michael and all,
I do have to disagree, although it's a tangent. You can buy spaghnum
moss that hasn't made it to the peat stage. I think it's sold for
orchids. It's neat stuff in its own right. It radically reduces
hardness, and while I've never kept apistos in it, I've seriously
considered it. The problem is it breaks down in warmer water. A 6-7cm
layer on the bottom of a killie or tetra tank can have amazing results
at 21-22c. I've spawned (and maintained) blue gularis, Neolebias
ansorgii and Neolebias powelli in such tanks, for months. All these fish
produced fry in their maintenance tanks.
I've balked at using it with Apistos because of temperatures and the
fact neolebias and sjoedesti are swamp fish, so seem to tolerate any
pollutants. Some day though, I'll have an extra young pair of something
and I'll give it a shot.
-Gary


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