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Re: Peat x Activated charchoal, thank you

Hi Scott,
 
thanks for your words. I have attend killietalk since I subscribed JAKA, two or three years ago, but this question was my debut. And I have to thanks all of you the teachings you have provide me.
 
In fact, I was not sure if it would be a good question. I was reading a Watley´s book about discus (maybe I will setup a tank for them) and I was wondering if it would be possible to have a chemical filtration without counteract the benefits from peat. But, summing up, it seems nothing is as good as water changes to prevent ammonia, nitratates, etc. from build up.
 
With best wishes,
 
Carlos
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Davis
To: killietalk at aka_org
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: Peat x Activated charchoal, thank you

Please don't apologize for not knowing the answer to something like your question. Chances are there are others lurking on this list who have wondered about that too. The string I encountered this afternoon while catching up on what transpired this last week offers a lot of food for thought.
 
If one wants to look for ignorance, real ignorance may be attributed to those like me who wouldn't have even asked the question. Because of you, even those of us who are really, really "chemistry challenged" can grow. Thanks for the question and the insights. That's what make the killie hobby all the more interesting.
 
They just don't have stuff like this in the history department.
 
All the best!
 
Scott

I´d like to apologize to all of you for my ignorance, but I was not able to find out an answer to this question in my books. If I setup a filtration system bringing together peat moss and activated charcoal, will this last one cancel out the benefits of the first, by counteracting the humic acids released by peat?
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