I've seen reference to using oak leaves to lower PH and of their release of tannins tinting the water somewhat. My tanks do have high PH and I would like a bit of tint just to take the edge off these bright white LED lights. My boiled DW isn't providing the tint I had hoped for.
So the questions are, how many live oak leaves would I use in a 29 gallon planted tank, and do I need to do anything special to them before use? Would peat be a better choice since I may add shrimp in the future?
So the questions are, how many live oak leaves would I use in a 29 gallon planted tank, and do I need to do anything special to them before use? Would peat be a better choice since I may add shrimp in the future?