Callatya Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Ok, I give up, where do i find suitable peat for my tanks? Peat and coir bricks suitable? Which brands have additives? Which are the most aesthetically pleasing? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Peat and coir bricks are usually Coco peat, which is coconunt fibre and it is very salty, since to get the fibre, they soak coconuts for up to a year in salty water. At work i have pure peat, without any additives. let me know if you want some abbey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Abbey, I have been done this track a million times I use Sera Peat granules Expensive, but works great. I also use Tetra BW extract - awsome stuff! pH down if you have too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 can you use peat moss from a nursery for your spawning/egglaying media? I need to know this too ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I need to use it as a substrate Fae, so the granules would send me broke! I'll be in contact Phil that sounds like what i'm after :cheer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 ..and I will be in contact Abbey That sounds like what I am after too ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 shame Peat doesn't multiply, cause otherwise I would've been asking you for sum later down the track Jess :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namezmud Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Most killifish keepers just use nursery peat. When using it as a substrate that you then scoop up and dry for 6 months you tend to go through a bit of the stuff. I recently bought a bag of Attunga "Imported Peat Moss" from Mitre 10 which seems pretty good. Not too fine, not too coarse. After boiling it sank nicely. My S. whitei are playing quite happily in it I havn't heard of any issues with additives in peat moss (unlike other compost/potting mix/soil etc). Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Thanks Dean! I have a Mitre 10 on my street - how convenient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettabegood Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Lucky lucky Mouse, to have a hardware store just down the street! I LOVE shopping in hardware stores, they're always full of such interesting stuff ... even the stuff I can't identify and have no idea what it's used for Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 thats the best stuff Sue. You get to ponder for ages about what you could actually do with it! :balloons: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieOrCory Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Oops I missed this one. I use the peat moss that comes in a white 1kg bag from hardware and/or nurseries can't remember the brand of the top of my head. It is not expensive at all. Over the years I've found different batches have different consistencies. Some bags have very fine peat others a bit coarser (sp?), but most bags are mixture of both. Boiling is good, but I've also let some float in a bucket of water for a month of more before using with no ill effects on fish. Have had SA annuals (like Dean's whitei) and African Notho's breed in it no problems. I've even posted killi eggs to Turkey in the peat with great hatch rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 To rehydrate peat, you just need to add hot water. Cold water wont work. Abbey if you need me to pick you up a bag, let me know :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_dragonfly Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I used to buy cheep peat from Big W, worked fine on venus fly trap, don't know if it will work as well on fish . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieOrCory Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 To rehydrate peat, you just need to add hot water. Cold water wont work. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well if you are not in a hurry, cold water does work to rehydrate. It might not happen overnight, but it will happen... err... in a month or two :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 would peat end up lowering the pH of water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 hopefully rather acidic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namezmud Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 It should. I'm starting some trials in a couple of my tanks to find out how much it does with my soft melbourne water. I am assuming it will depend greatly on the KH of the water. Water with high KH has such buffering capacity I think you would be pushing the proverbial up hill. Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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