Re: Peat and Carbon

[Doug Brown <debrown@kodak.com>]

To some extent maybe, as the activated carbon will certainly absorb tannic
and humic acids. It might take a lot to actually change the pH much though.
The real point is that what the peat adds to your water will quickly make
the carbon useless.

>The carbon will remove the nice colour but will it stop the
>acidifying/softening effect?
>Ken.
>
>ps Happy New Year everyone.
>
>On Wed, 6 Jan 1999 10:40:59 -0500 (EST) Doug Brown
><debrown@kodak.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, peat moss and activated carbon will work at cross purposes.
>
>*****************************
>Ken Laidlaw
>UK Astronomy Technology Centre
>Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
>Web: http://www.roe.ac.uk
>*****************************

-Doug Brown
debrown@kodak.com



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