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Re: Peat


         I had an idea many years ago,  I contacted a DKG member asked him 
to fill a box with the long fiberous peat and send it by boat.    I paid 
him for all of the expenses plus a few dollars extra for the trouble.  the 
box arrived at almost no cost and lasted me for 5 years.   I was working 
with many annuals at the time.

         Ehiem was selling it as a filter media long ago ........   I use 
it for photography since it is more stable in water.   I have used in as a 
source for peat water.  I fill and onion bag with a quantity, place in a 
plastic vat place an airline in it at the bottom, let it bubble when the 
pump is running, and use my "black water tonic" whenever I want to be sure 
the water is softened.   A little goes a long way........


                 Speaking of pumps... I never run my compressor at night, I 
always turn on the pump in the morning, shut it off at bed time, using 
about a 14 hour cycle.  People who visit seem to think it is strange I shut 
off the compressor and use very many sponge filters in the fish room..   Do 
most of you leave your compressors or pumps on 24 hours a day.     When I 
need constant air, I use a small air pump for special circumstances.  i.e. 
delaying hatching of eggs to increase fry hatching at the same 
time.....  circulating some of the killie eggs that I tumble like mouth 
brooders to increasing hatching.......


         Is this a potential thread ?????


                                 Tony



At 09:03 PM 8/1/00 -0400, you wrote:

>In a message dated 8/1/2000 7:46:12 PM, huntley1 at home_com writes:
>
><<  Lee gets it really, really cheap ($5). >>

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