[Fwd: Re: Oak Leaves ?]

[Michael Brock <michael@fun-da-mentals.com>]

The problem I've had with peat is that it takes so much "peat extract"
to get my pH down below 7 I can't even see through the water to the back
side of a 10G!  I haven't tried activated carbon to remove the tannins
(and I'm still a little unconvinced that you can remove the tannins and
leave the tannic acid).  My water is pretty soft 3.5KH and I can't
imagine how dark a tank would be with all of the peat required to lower
the pH of a hard tank.

Michael

IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Andrew writes:
> 
> >  I'm gradually changing out the peat water for tap water that's been
> >  treated with Discus Buffer and N.Regulator, anyway, so maybe that'll help.
> 
> What's in Discus Buffer and N. Regulator?  Do you know?  You DO know,
> however, what is in peat.  Tannins, and some humous stuff.  This is natural
> stuff that the fish are adapted to having in their water.  Is the stuff in
> Discus Buffer or N. Regulator natural?  I would strongly encourage you to
> return to the peat until you understand the nature of this other stuff.
> 
> Bob Dixon
> 
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