BolivianRams
Aquarium Advice Regular
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- Aug 23, 2009
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Hello, so I recently purchased this peat moss planning on adding it to my filter to soften and lower the pH of my 16g tank. I am currently breeding bolivian rams and glowlight tetras and I found it to be more successful with softer water and lower pH. Anyways, my concern is that on the back of this green miraclegro sphagnum peat moss bag, it says "This product is formulated from sphagnum peat moss and fertiliser" The total analysis is: Nitrogen (.05%), Available phosphate (.02%), Soluble Potash (.04%). Derived from ammonium nitrate, ammonium phosphate, calcium phosphate, and potassium sulfate. I just rinsed the peat in hot water before adding it in my tank, it is about the size of a golf ball in a mesh net. I also removed the carbon from the filter so that the tanning/pH can be lowered.
Is this peat safe for aquarium use? If not what do you recommend?
Is this peat safe for aquarium use? If not what do you recommend?