Antibodi: Journey Between Nature & Aquarium - Page 6 - Aquascaping

Dabolox · 03-10-2007, 02:37 PM

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I know some people boil peat and create an extract which they add to their tanks to get the benefits, but I just prefer to put peat in my filter. Maybe you could do that with the cones? Boil them in just enough water to cover them and keep boiling for a few hours to get a nice dark liquid that you could add to the tank. Personally that sounds like too much hard work for me though!

It's an interesting thing... but I was thinking: to keep boiling cones for some hours would get lose benefits effects or not?

ed seeley · 03-10-2007, 04:09 PM

It seems to work for peat! I reckon just putting them into the tank or filter will be the best bet though. I've no idea what gives the anti-microbial effect, if there actually is one, and so I'm afriad I have no idea if boiling will stop them from working!

Dabolox · 03-12-2007, 02:12 PM

Thanks Ed... I have decided to begin at the end of fthis week...
I will directly put the Alder-cones in water used for the changes, without boiling them, at this time...