What exactly is peat???????
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peat is like grinded up wood/leaves/soil that's aged. for aquarium use, you can buy them in a dry brick block form, it will expand and break loose in small particles in water.
to use peat in your filter, put it in a filer media bag. it will tint your color, very natural for amazon biotope. also peat contains something (forgot the term right now), but basically, it not only lowers ph, creates natural water color, but there are microscopic stuff that affects your fish mentally and physically.
(that sounded kinda funky, sorry im brain dead. but bottom line is peat is good stuff!)
to use peat in your filter, put it in a filer media bag. it will tint your color, very natural for amazon biotope. also peat contains something (forgot the term right now), but basically, it not only lowers ph, creates natural water color, but there are microscopic stuff that affects your fish mentally and physically.
(that sounded kinda funky, sorry im brain dead. but bottom line is peat is good stuff!)
you can buy it at aquarium stores, which is in brick-block form, clean stuff and safe.
or you can buy big amounts for cheap at garden stores, there might be more dust and you should boil it before you use it for aquarium. but this method is great, because you can make your own peat-concentrate. just boil the peat, extract the water, bottle the water and mix it into fresh water whenever you need. you can control the mixture accurately this way.
or you can buy big amounts for cheap at garden stores, there might be more dust and you should boil it before you use it for aquarium. but this method is great, because you can make your own peat-concentrate. just boil the peat, extract the water, bottle the water and mix it into fresh water whenever you need. you can control the mixture accurately this way.
You can put it in your filter as an addition to your current filter media. Put it in front of your regular media on an HOB filter, so any large articles dont go into your aquarium.
From the Acadian Peat Moss Web site:
Sphagnum peat moss is partially decomposed spagnum moss. It develops over several thousand years as a result of the oxygen-free decomposition of this vegetation. The plant's large cell structure favors aeration and absorbs water like a sponge. Although peat moss does not contain nutrients, it does help retain nutrients from fertilizers by storing them throughout the soil. Otherwise, valuable nutrients are lost through leaching. Peat moss mixed into flower beds and garden boxes adds humus which is essential for beautiful gardens.
Bit of trivia: Canada is one of the largest producers of horticultural peat moss. I'm not so sure how horticultural peat moss compares to that used in aquariums.
Sphagnum peat moss is partially decomposed spagnum moss. It develops over several thousand years as a result of the oxygen-free decomposition of this vegetation. The plant's large cell structure favors aeration and absorbs water like a sponge. Although peat moss does not contain nutrients, it does help retain nutrients from fertilizers by storing them throughout the soil. Otherwise, valuable nutrients are lost through leaching. Peat moss mixed into flower beds and garden boxes adds humus which is essential for beautiful gardens.
Bit of trivia: Canada is one of the largest producers of horticultural peat moss. I'm not so sure how horticultural peat moss compares to that used in aquariums.