Where to get peat moss

[jamesneo]

Hi,

Thinking of lowering down the ph of the water without using k.leaves.
Where can i get peat moss? What's the brand and how does it cost?

Thks in advance.

[checkerboard]

i think there are a few brands in the market. most lfs sells them amongst the filter medium section. Usually it cost around $8.

[Allen_1971]

Both Ista and Sera have peat moss. Ista's comes packaged in a cotton like bag, while Sera's comes in granule form (no bag). As for prices, I can't remember how much they cost.

[jamesneo]

Thks alot.
One more Q.
Let say i buy a bag at $8.
What is the amount that i should put into the ext. filter for a 4ft planted tank.

[kubrich]

what i did was go to a nursery and asked for peat moss,but check with them to make sure it contains no chemicals. i managed to get 1kg for 3 bucks. once you go back u can put the amount u want into an old stocking or something,tie it up and the boil it or soak it in boiling water a few times. another thing is maybe you might want to squeeze it or something cos the dust particles are really fine and may cloud your tank. so squeezing it i think should be able to get rid of the small peat particles tt seep thru the stockings. what you could do also is maybe besides squeezing it,put it under running water until you see the water coming out is clearer and not so dust filled.

[Sky Devil]

Dun get those aquatic brand's peat moss. Too ex. I use Horti Moss to keep Killifish eggs. So you can use that too

[CoryDorus]

By the way how to say Peat Moss in Mandarin ?

[turaco]

Peat moss in mandarin is cao ni(grass mud?). But if you say that in Singapore, I don't think anyone know[] ! Do note that those peat moss for planting use do contain some silver coloured fertlizer(Zinc?) which MIGHT not do good to fish.

Turaco.