Re: [APD] !!!Warning (DOC of the feline variety)!!!

["Karen Randall" <krandall at rdrcpa_biz>]

This would be a very STRONG source of macronutrients, and should be treated
with caution in anything but the largest tanks.

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Collins" <jucollin at du_edu>
To: "Karen Randall" <krandall at rdrcpa_biz>; "aquatic plants digest"
<aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [APD] !!!Warning (DOC of the feline variety)!!!


> Ouch.  Should the cat find itself in the tank and leave some, um, gifts
> behind, would you consider the use of kitty castings as worthwhile? :-)
>
> Justin Collins
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Karen Randall" <krandall at rdrcpa_biz>
> To: <Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com>
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 9:20 AM
> Subject: [APD] !!!Warning (DOC of the feline variety)!!!
>
>
> > >> A mass of cat fur can be a good foundation for riccia and similar
> plants.
> > If your cat is a shorthair it might be hard to get enough fur, but hair
> > balls can be a good alternative.<<
> >
> > I have to warn you about one serious danger in using any part of a DOC
> > either as a nitrogen source or as a matrix for plant growth.  Do not, I
> > repeat, DO NOT use a recently flea-powdered kitten.  I can tell you from
> sad
> > personal experience that after placing a contaminated DOC (well, I
didn't
> > place her, she got in there on her own) in a 75G tank for only a split
> > second, (she got out pretty fast on her own too) ALL the fish were dead
> > within minutes, in spite of the fact that I continuously flushed the
tank
> as
> > fast as I could.
> >
> > Personally, I would stick to more "main stream" fertilizer sources, like
> > rabbit turds.
> >
> > Karen
> >
> >
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