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Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
I have already tried the standard home depots and lowes but did not see any
peat moss there that did not have additives. I am specifically looking for white peat moss, but I will settle for "clean" peatmoss with no additives of any type (just in a bale or bag). Thanks in advance! big D -- Remove the word ³REMOVE² to reply to me. Check out my fish site @ http://homepage.mac.com/ddaquaria/ddaquaria/ Or just a whole lot of macro and other aquarium pictures @ http://homepage.mac.com/ddaquaria/ |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 03:57:13 GMT, ddaquaria
wrote: I have already tried the standard home depots and lowes but did not see any peat moss there that did not have additives. I am specifically looking for white peat moss, but I will settle for "clean" peatmoss with no additives of any type (just in a bale or bag). Thanks in advance! big D Having never encountered a "white" peat bog, it is difficult to image "white" peat moss. Most garden stores have baled Canadian sphagnum moss, AKA peat moss. The last I bought was at Marbridge Farm, FWIW. |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
What are you trying to accomplish using peat moss? It is a very useful tool in
containers, but in our soils is completely useless. It does not lower pH, it has absolutely no living biota, takes over 100 years to recharge in the bogs, which are being depleted, and generally has nothing to add. Now, if you are using un-milled sphagnum for orchids, that is different. This plant likes that media. In the garden, it is useless and for the same money you can buy compost which does a hundred times more to help plants in soil. Containers, peat moss is okay, but I prefer not to use it in the garden. On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 03:57:13 GMT, ddaquaria opined: I have already tried the standard home depots and lowes but did not see any peat moss there that did not have additives. I am specifically looking for white peat moss, but I will settle for "clean" peatmoss with no additives of any type (just in a bale or bag). Thanks in advance! big D |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
in article , animaux at
wrote on 10/18/03 8:28 PM: What are you trying to accomplish using peat moss? It is a very useful tool in I am using it to stimulate Discus and Angels to breed. I figured the best place to ask for a garden item is in the garden newsgroup. Especially concerning an item I have never seen that is intended for soil usage. Thanks for your assistance. I went with some Canadian Spaghnum Peat Moss that I found at Homedepot in a large bale. Thanks again! big D -- Remove the word ³REMOVE² to reply to me. Check out my fish site @ http://homepage.mac.com/ddaquaria/ddaquaria/ Or just a whole lot of macro and other aquarium pictures @ http://homepage.mac.com/ddaquaria/ |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
What were the"additives?".
JK ddaquaria wrote: = I have already tried the standard home depots and lowes but did not see= any peat moss there that did not have additives. I am specifically looking= for white peat moss, but I will settle for "clean" peatmoss with no additiv= es of any type (just in a bale or bag). = Thanks in advance! = big D -- Remove the word =B3REMOVE=B2 to reply to me. = Check out my fish site @ http://homepage.mac.com/ddaquaria/ddaquaria/ = Or just a whole lot of macro and other aquarium pictures @ http://homepage.mac.com/ddaquaria/ -- = J. Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.celestialhabitats.com - business =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/personal.html - personal |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
Yes, at the age of 24, I spent 15% of my net disposable income trying to
keep Discus and breed them. Gorgeous fish. JK ddaquaria wrote: = in article , animaux at wrote on 10/18/03 8:28 PM: = What are you trying to accomplish using peat moss? It is a very usef= ul tool in I am using it to stimulate Discus and Angels to breed. I figured the b= est place to ask for a garden item is in the garden newsgroup. Especially concerning an item I have never seen that is intended for soil usage. = Thanks for your assistance. I went with some Canadian Spaghnum Peat Mo= ss that I found at Homedepot in a large bale. = Thanks again! = big D -- Remove the word =B3REMOVE=B2 to reply to me. = Check out my fish site @ http://homepage.mac.com/ddaquaria/ddaquaria/ = Or just a whole lot of macro and other aquarium pictures @ http://homepage.mac.com/ddaquaria/ -- = J. Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.celestialhabitats.com - business =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/personal.html - personal |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 05:10:09 GMT, ddaquaria opined:
in article , animaux at wrote on 10/18/03 8:28 PM: What are you trying to accomplish using peat moss? It is a very useful tool in I am using it to stimulate Discus and Angels to breed. I figured the best place to ask for a garden item is in the garden newsgroup. Especially concerning an item I have never seen that is intended for soil usage. Thanks for your assistance. I went with some Canadian Spaghnum Peat Moss that I found at Homedepot in a large bale. Thanks again! big D How do you do that? IN a tank? We have a 150 gallon aquarium and I couldn't imagine putting peat moss in there! Is this something special? We collect tetras. My favorites are the black neons. Victoria |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
animaux wrote:
How do you do that? IN a tank? We have a 150 gallon aquarium and I couldn't imagine putting peat moss in there! Is this something special? We collect tetras. My favorites are the black neons. People who want very soft, acidic water usually put some form of peat moss in a sump or a canister filter. Some fish, like discus and neon tetras need those specific conditions to breed. I'd rather not go through all that trouble and so I keep fish that do ok in the water that comes out of my tap. :) -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
in article , Victor Martinez at
wrote on 10/19/03 8:37 PM: animaux wrote: How do you do that? IN a tank? We have a 150 gallon aquarium and I couldn't imagine putting peat moss in there! Is this something special? We collect tetras. My favorites are the black neons. People who want very soft, acidic water usually put some form of peat moss in a sump or a canister filter. Some fish, like discus and neon tetras need those specific conditions to breed. I'd rather not go through all that trouble and so I keep fish that do ok in the water that comes out of my tap. :) You can go the route that Victor spoke of and place it in your filter. I prefer the route of placing it in my RO water storage and only affect the tank when I do water changes. It is not something most fish keepers will do with their tanks. Come to the forum at www.aquabotanic.com for more information or the newsgroup for aquarium plants - but the detail we could get into does not below in this newsgroup. big D -- Remove the word ³REMOVE² to reply to me. Check out my fish site @ http://homepage.mac.com/ddaquaria/ddaquaria/ Or just a whole lot of macro and other aquarium pictures @ http://homepage.mac.com/ddaquaria/ |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 01:37:08 GMT, Victor Martinez opined:
animaux wrote: How do you do that? IN a tank? We have a 150 gallon aquarium and I couldn't imagine putting peat moss in there! Is this something special? We collect tetras. My favorites are the black neons. People who want very soft, acidic water usually put some form of peat moss in a sump or a canister filter. Some fish, like discus and neon tetras need those specific conditions to breed. I'd rather not go through all that trouble and so I keep fish that do ok in the water that comes out of my tap. :) Ah. We don't have canister filtration. We have something that hangs off the back. It pumps 500 gallons an hour. All the air pumps are in the garage. We drilled holes in the wall and put the tubes through. Fortunately, the tank was up against the wall where we could do that. I have not found any air pump which doesn't make a ton of noise. Now, we hear nothing. As for fish, we bought fish we were pretty sure wouldn't breed, so we're on the other end of the spectrum. To use fish which require a low pH is futile. We'd have to treat the tank constantly to maintain a low level pH. Our water is about 7.6 - 7.8 and the fish are thriving. V |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 02:36:27 GMT, ddaquaria opined:
in article , Victor Martinez at wrote on 10/19/03 8:37 PM: animaux wrote: How do you do that? IN a tank? We have a 150 gallon aquarium and I couldn't imagine putting peat moss in there! Is this something special? We collect tetras. My favorites are the black neons. People who want very soft, acidic water usually put some form of peat moss in a sump or a canister filter. Some fish, like discus and neon tetras need those specific conditions to breed. I'd rather not go through all that trouble and so I keep fish that do ok in the water that comes out of my tap. :) You can go the route that Victor spoke of and place it in your filter. I prefer the route of placing it in my RO water storage and only affect the tank when I do water changes. It is not something most fish keepers will do with their tanks. Come to the forum at www.aquabotanic.com for more information or the newsgroup for aquarium plants - but the detail we could get into does not below in this newsgroup. big D Nice plants on that site. I need to order those corkscrew grasslike plants. I need some tall plants to cover the undergravel filter tubes. Thanks for the link. victoria |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
animaux wrote:
Nice plants on that site. I need to order those corkscrew grasslike plants. I need some tall plants to cover the undergravel filter tubes. Thanks for the link. Bear in mind that many aquatic plants require a fair ammount of light, much more than the standard aquarium bulbs provide. -- Victor Martinez Send your spam he Email me he |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
Victor Martinez wrote in message ...
animaux wrote: Nice plants on that site. I need to order those corkscrew grasslike plants. I need some tall plants to cover the undergravel filter tubes. Thanks for the link. Bear in mind that many aquatic plants require a fair ammount of light, much more than the standard aquarium bulbs provide. http://aquabotanicwetthumb.infopop.c...2&f=3996060812 Here is a link for more information regarding lights and other equipment. Yes, certain plants do need more light than others, but using the "fair amount" means absolutely nothing. A person's tank depends on light, fish load, plant type, CO2 usage, and fert usage (hopefully I'm not leaving anything out) Even when I had a 125 gallon african tank lit only with 2-36" bulbs, I was able to grow anubias and vals. Sorry Victor, but I can't fully agree with you and I am suprised you would make the above statement without being more specific. |
Where to find White Canadian Peat Moss
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:33:33 GMT, Victor Martinez opined:
animaux wrote: Nice plants on that site. I need to order those corkscrew grasslike plants. I need some tall plants to cover the undergravel filter tubes. Thanks for the link. Bear in mind that many aquatic plants require a fair ammount of light, much more than the standard aquarium bulbs provide. Okay, so what would you classify a 4 foot tube? Is that low light in a 24 inch deep tank? We were thinking of buying some in tank lighting for night drama! Do those in tank uplights present any measure of light for plants, or are they mostly decorative? V |
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