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whats the best way to use peat in a breeding tank?


Zayne

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When I was breeding discus I used this method:

- drill a number of 10-12mm holes in the bottom of a 20l bucket

- multiple layers of filter wool (dacron) in the bottom of the bucket

- fill the rest of the bucket with pre soaked peat, to the point that would allow say 5l of water to be poured in without overflowing.

- this bucket is placed on supports over another bucket.

- pour your 5l of tap water into the peat bucket, and walk away.

- in the catching bucket will be some extremely acidic water, with an extremely low TDS.

- mix this with your tap water to get the desired PH/TDS for your breeding tank.

This may seem cumbersome but has the advantage that it is cheaper than RO, takes up less room than an RO unit, and is more precise than just adding peat in a bag or in a filter.

I would pour the water into the system in the morning before work and then use it for w/c in the evening.

Note that the water in the catching bucket is extremely low in PH, so I wouldn't recommend using that without diluting with tap water.

Hope that all makes sense.

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