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Post by 3littlefishes on Mar 4, 2013 23:55:07 GMT -5
the next few steps I am going to show you how to make a solution to add to your water if you want to make it more acidic. I replaced about 20% of my total tank volume with peat tea and have brought my PH down from 7 to about 6. This first pic is of pure peat moss (bought at Can tire) make sure there is nothing added to the moss. I have mixed it thoroughly with water at a ratio of 1:1 water to moss. Then put it on the stove and turn it up to begin boiling! Attachments:
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Post by 3littlefishes on Mar 4, 2013 23:56:25 GMT -5
boil the sucker for a few minutes, then let steep for 1/2 hr or so. Attachments:
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Post by 3littlefishes on Mar 4, 2013 23:58:14 GMT -5
strain your tea. If you really dont' want any particulate at all you can strain it through coffee filters. Personally, I am not that fussy. You can then put the peat back in the pot and fill with more water and reboil. I reboiled the peat about 5 times to get as much blackwater as possible out of it. Then I tossed the peat into my garden. Attachments:
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Post by 3littlefishes on Mar 4, 2013 23:59:25 GMT -5
The finished product looks like so, cool it and add it to your tank liberally. If you have amazon fish they will be very happy, and may even begin to spawn! Attachments:
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Post by 3littlefishes on Mar 5, 2013 0:00:46 GMT -5
oh, and don't have a fit when your tank looks like this right after you add it. In about 12 hrs. it will clear and be a pleasant golden colour. Attachments:
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Post by jbrimz on Mar 5, 2013 0:04:02 GMT -5
cool idea but i prefer the crystal clear water look
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Post by 3littlefishes on Mar 5, 2013 0:07:14 GMT -5
I will have to post a pic of what my tank looks like after it settled. I have to admit when I saw how it looked after I dumped the tea in at first I thought I really screwed up!
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Post by guppyguy on Mar 5, 2013 0:22:40 GMT -5
Yes dark at first but your cory cat look happy  |
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Post by thornroun on Mar 9, 2013 21:46:23 GMT -5
ever heard of black water aquarium? it mimic the water in the amazon, ur community fish will love it and it looks pretty neat.
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Post by 3littlefishes on Mar 9, 2013 22:03:10 GMT -5
yes, that is what I have.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2014 17:29:12 GMT -5
An older post but a very bright idea. Did you measure your pH before and after? And then after the peat colouring cleared?
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Post by fin on Apr 11, 2014 13:22:02 GMT -5
another good thing about this golden water is you will notice you will have less problems with algae. good luck with this j , your soft water fish will love you.
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