Re: Can I put wood in the tank ?

Try tracking it daily initially. It should onlycreep very slowly, but that
depends on the type of water you have. Regular water changes will keep it
pretty stable.
"Alan Silver"
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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
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