Oak leaves for shrimp tanks?

[southerndesert]

It is best to soak them first until the sink to remove tannins and allow bio film (bacteria) to colonize on your leaves. It is fine to do it as you are as well, but you may get a tea color to your water.

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[noodles62]

I soaked them for a couple of days but they float up in the filter flow, so I put a stone on them....

 

[southerndesert]

Oh I see, I have that trouble too in higher flow tanks...

 

[ladyblues1965]

Well I was just getting ready to do some raking and burning but I guess I will collect a few first for my shrimpys. this is good info thanks!
ladyblues

 

[pik01]

ooh this was something that i remember reading about too but i forgot about it, I only wish there were some trees around my area that I could be sure are pesticide-free. I will file this away for future reference though, thanks everyone.