Re: Can I put wood in the tank ?

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Madd Hatter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> i believe the wood will still buffer your PH lower. I've noticed the 
> trend in oneof my tanks that has a piece of driftwoodin it.. its one of 
> the "commercial" ones, that have been presoaked and mounted on a base. 
> It's been in one or the other of my tanks for 4 years, and though its 
> not an extreme change, it does tend to lower the ph. Works out well for 
> me sincei have fairly hard water out of the tap,and I buffer the tank 
> w/ baking soda and
> epsoms anyway.

Interesting. This was just a plain loose piece bought in the LFS. I 
don't think it was presoaked as it leached loads when I first got it. I 
had it in an empty tank soaking for a few weeks before it stopped 
discolouring the water.

Maybe I'll try it and see how the pH changes.

Thanx

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Alan Silver