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st8800
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May 4, 2008, 3:52 PM

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Hi

I have a 3600 litres pond and I stay in Singapore. My pond's PH is around 8.2 - 8.3 when I tested with an electronic PH tester. Was advised by a friend to use peat to lower my PH levels. He says because it naturally stablises the PH in the water over a longer period of time, it will not have any adverse effect on my kois. I just went to an aquarium shop to buy 4 packets of peat and place them in a bag and put inside the filter chamber.
Thanks

Spencer


(This post was edited by st8800 on May 4, 2008, 4:02 PM)


weiwahho
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May 23, 2008, 11:01 PM

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Re: [st8800] Anyone uses peat to lower PH? [In reply to] Can't Post
hi, read ur issue, i just want to know whether you use corals in ur filter chamber at your koi pond? if you do, normally, Ph is higher after a period of time... hope can help


tancho_boy
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May 25, 2008, 10:54 AM

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Re: [st8800] Anyone uses peat to lower PH? [In reply to] Can't Post
Peat as a thoery reduces GH and KH, making water softer and reducing its buffering capabilities. It doesnt directly reduces your pH, but it does make your water more receptive to pH fluctuations. I dont really know how to directly reduce pH, sorry, but im sure low KH would help in a way.

Ive been toying with the idea of softening my water with peat. but to be quite honest dont really know what real peat is! peat which is generally use in the west is from marshland-wet decomposed layers of organics. here in our nic of the woods, i guess peat is paya bakau-swamps. what is sold in garden centers as peat here is namely coconut shells. so dont really know its effect on lowering KH and GH. be interesting to see your results!!


st8800
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Jun 1, 2008, 12:13 PM

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Re: [tancho_boy] Anyone uses peat to lower PH? [In reply to] Can't Post
Thanks for the reply. In the end I chickened out and removed the peat after reading that 8.2-8.3 is normal for our region.

 
 
 



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