Re: Peat water and water parameters

[coenga@infonie.fr (Dujardin Colin)]

Randy wrote :

>Yes, the pH will remain the same.  The peat chemically 
>reacted with the water to
>produce more acidity and to reduce hardness.  Removing the 
>peat (filtering out
>the sediment) will not change the new chemical balance.

>- --Randy

Hi all,

Does anybody around here knows the way peat reduces the hardness ?
Is it by some kind of exchange like resins ?

TIA

Colin



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