水草情迷

nil: The shop is called 繽紛, very big in flower street. The peat is from the brand "Schurtz" (or sth similar, can't quite remember the spelling). It is called Canadian sphagnum peat moss (just ignore the moss, check the ingredient, it should only contain sphagnum peat). It is a fairly big bag of ~7 litres for $54.
To make it sink (ie for keeping killifish), u need to boil it so that it is water logged. I "ting" them with water in the microwave. Or else, just put them in a fine hole nylon stocking and wrap them in filter wool and put into your filter. Btw, u might want to wash it first to remove the fine dust.
The water from the peat will give a slight tea color appearance (just like from the sink wood). The tea color can be filtered away using active carbon. But i find it acceptable so i can't be bother to keep the water in a separate container to filter out the tea color.
Actually the cost is even much lower for a bigger bag. They got one containing ~70 litre for $200 (and also ~110liter for $270). If one can get a few people to share, it is really very very cheap, say 10 persons, $20@ for ~7litre, compared to $54 for ~7liter pack. I just tried the small pack recently, very happy with the result. If anyone wanted to share for the big bag, count me in . They are good for keeping killies!

Tam兄﹐想問你用咩TEST KIT去測試gh﹑ph及kh﹐可以去到小數位？

Alan2002兄﹐泥碳土是甚麼外形？小粒狀？大粒狀？

我都想試下﹐但7Litre太多了！

kh & gh 係計數轉返個單位, 本來係 mg/l
ph可以用ph meter 或ph 筆, test kit 係0.5 之間既數

有冇d細包d, 我想要3L以下.....太大包用唔晒....我只想放0.5L 在魚缸一角 & 放 d 莫絲在中層 & 浮d 鹿角苔係面.

70 litre for $200.......點分 ? 好重wor

nil & tam: maybe u can both share the $54 one.
I bought the $54 one, at first it looks a lot, but not really now,
esp. after i gave to several people to keep killifish and used some for my 2 killi tanks and for peat filtering in my large grass tank.

Tam: if share the big $200 one, of course need enough people interested. Then divide it on the spot in the park opposite the
flower shop.

我都係買一包 7 lit....或者看看有冇其它牌子.....thx

草泥丸can 放係缸 ma?,i have buy[ sera] 草泥丸,how many do i add

According to the box of SARA, it indicated that you may put it inside the filter.

For myself, i split it into 2, one for my 12", and the rest in 10" tank.

if idon't pu t into filter,just 放係缸inside ,ok ma???

我買了peat了, 發覺真的好像草泥丸, 只是未被壓縮.
Alan 兄, 當煮完peat後, 如果你用撈魚的網隔了渣先, 將一些fine particle 沖走, 再用手擠壓在魚網裡的peat的多餘水份，再放落缸底．　這樣，真的是冇色草泥丸，又無色，水的污濁度又低．

TAM兄﹐有冇興趣分拆部份出讓呢？如果可以又方便的話﹐我想要一公升試下。

Can you tell me what is the Chinese commercial name of "sphagnum peat " selling in flower street? Thx sin..

why 草泥丸 can't 沉???????????

hi Alan,
我有興趣分peat
please contact me.