Re: [Killietalk] Any soft water Nothos

[RFeilzer at aol_com]

In a message dated 7/6/2005 6:17:37 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
barbax2 at yahoo_com writes:

I was  under the impression these were, rainwater,
temporary pools they lived in?  Is that water not soft
and acid


 
It has to do with the geology of the sites.  If I remember Brian  Watter's 
talks correctly, and if I don't - sorry Brian, Nothos primarily occur  only in 
alkaline soil conditions.  So soft water or not and I'm sure it  hardens as the 
pool evaporates, the soils keep the Ph on the alkaline  side. 
 
With due respect to Brian,  Russ Feilzer
 
 
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