showtime Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Can you buy it from garden centres to put it in a stocking to soften water. I have bought Fluval peat fiber from the lfs before, but is there cheaper stuff which is fine to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Yes you buy peat from garden centres. Be careful to get peat only, not the stuff that has been treated with mould inhibitors or other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 As Caryl says, you can use those big yellow bags, Hauraki Peat, some of it is quite twiggy tho, or if you only want to get small amounts, ask for Jiffy Peat Pellets, about 40mm across and 10mm thick, it is compressed and disc shaped, and when soaked in water will increase into a cylindrical sausage of 50mm across and 60mm or so long, retained in a coarse, mesh stocking. Make sure that there are no additives. Some of us in the NZKA use this with our fish of choice. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime Posted June 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 I had a look today and found some Jiffy peat pellets. It says it contains lime and fertiliser with low ammonium content. Is this ok?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 Make sure that there are no additives. No way. It must be pure unadulterated peat. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime Posted June 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 Yeah, that's what I thought. It was the only Jiffy pellets I saw. I'll keep hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 i use Hauraki Peat that comes in the big yellow bags 80Litre bags cost around $10. they have them in both kings Plant Barn and Palmers. don't know if u get these garden centres where u are though :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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