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11-15-2007, 07:43 PM #1
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Can I use the "spagnum peat moss" that is meant for reptiles?
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20g long: 4 panda cories, 1 honey gourami, 1 apistogramma borellii, 1 male cacatuoides
20g High: 3 bolivian rams, 12 rasboras
8g hex: empty
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11-15-2007, 09:48 PM #2
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As long as it doesn't have any pesticides, fertilizers, or other chemicals added. Rinse thoroughly. I assume you meant you were going to use it in a filter?
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11-16-2007, 03:36 AM #3
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yeah, I'm going to use it in the filter since I can't find filter peat, so I figured the next best thing to blackwater extract was reptile peat.
CORRECTED video of my fish. This link works. For sure. Really.
Tanks:
20g long: 4 panda cories, 1 honey gourami, 1 apistogramma borellii, 1 male cacatuoides
20g High: 3 bolivian rams, 12 rasboras
8g hex: empty
5g: empty
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11-16-2007, 08:09 AM #4
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Peat is VERY acidic, i will bet you it will take you PH on a very wild ride!!! i am not sure if tis ok for the tank, but Coco coir has WAY more stable PH. i use that for reptiles instead of peat. also use it for plants instead of peat....
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11-16-2007, 02:20 PM #5
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I assume that you are using it to lower the pH in your tank? Beaware that it very well may stain the water.
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11-16-2007, 02:31 PM #6
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The moss you mention is used as a planting medium in tanks under the gravel. If you are looking to put something in your filter to lower pH, get the peat pellets.
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