Re: [GSAS-Member] Please educate me on how using peat is harming the environment . . .

[John Ruhland <john@drruhland.com>]

I first heard that peat was not considered
an ecologically sound gardening material on Earthday, years ago. Other
materials such as ground coconut hull were said to be good substitutes.
Since I am new to the aquarium hobby, someone else will have to 
recommend
alternatives for those preferring them.

Peat is a non-renewable resource. I understand that t is plant material 
from prehistoric times.
Peat bogs are like an oasis of life, if you ever get a chance to go in 
one. We lived near one
in New York State, that had a variety of different types of carnivorous 
plants, what seemed like
hundreds of species of birds, and was a wonderful place (except for the 
mosquitos). It felt
deeply spiritual in some way, I'm not sure how else to describe it. 
That is one reason I have
avoided using peat in gardening.

Thank you for your interest and concern.
John




On Mar 27, 2005, at 10:20 AM, A JACOBSON wrote:

> I was not aware of this, and had planned to purchase & add peat to a 
> fluval filter today.
>
> Anita
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Dr. John F. Ruhland
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