Re: [Killietalk] Re-use of peat

[Fred Behrmann <athensaquatics at juno_com>]

You have to boil the peat before you reuse it. If you don't the bacteria
that are present, although suppressed, have a head start on you. 
On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:56:17 -0400 "Keith Cook" <kcook at sdgdocs_com>
writes:
> Recently an accomplished breeder in my local club complained about 
> poor
> hatches with several types of fish including Dwarf Red Gularis.  He
> attirbuted it to re-using peat.  When he made up some new peat, he 
> said his
> hatches improved dramatically.  Is this the concensus, that peat 
> shouldn't
> be re-used? Any of you folks getting good hatches using used peat?
> 
> Keith
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