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peat in the aquarium

origin and ingredients
peat formed from dead plant parts that are only partially rot in the swamp. Peat contains humic acids or humic substances.

effect

• pH lowering by reducing the humic acids


• GH and KH with his, a cation exchanger similar Eigenschaften.Ein Liter of peat added depending on the quality, the capacity of approximately 250 - 300 liters of hardness. Peat is therefore worthwhile only Gringe degrees of hardness, from a KH is less than 6 - 7 ° dKH its action effective.


• There are also reports of a reduction in bacterial counts by peat filters (Geisler). This causes very clear water!


• Peat colors the water to turn brown. This is not to everyone's taste, though, the fish quite like a little dim!

methods of applying
peat filters
A chamber of the filter we are equipped with peat. The peat is well here and can flow through its substances to the water.
The disadvantage is that the Torfwechsel each time the filter needs to be opened.

Torfsäckchen
Another method is to peat in a bag or sock (nylon stocking) to hang in the aquarium. Even with this I have achieved good results. The peat is replaced when its capacity is reached. Disadvantage: the values of pH and KH / GH vary in this type of application.

Torfkanone
The water is passed through a container filled with peat. The water is treated outside the aquarium. The handling of peat in the tank or the filter is eliminated. The Environment KH / GH and pH do not vary in the application within the basin or filter.
instructions and information to build such a Torfkanone can be found on this page and on the side of Remo Wiechert (see link below on this page).

peat
Ballentorf
suited is Ballentorf from bogs. But you should make sure that the turf is not fertilized by nitrates, phosphates and other unwanted substances to get into the aquarium.
Peat
This is edited and compressed peat. This is very productive.
peat extracts
These products color the water sharply. Their pH-lowering effect is very limited.

Note

• The effect of peat depends on its quality and can fluctuate. Control of pH and / or KH is to be discouraged.
• destroyed the degradation of peat also grown in many thousands of high moorland

records and literature

• Dr. Rolf Geisler, water customer for the aquaristic practice
• construction of a Minitorfkanone
• Torfkanone, Remo Wiechert