The New Aquarium Handbook: Everything about Setting Up and Taking Care of a Freshwater AquariumTwo of Barron's New Pet Handbooks are written for aquarium hobbyists. They are written and illustrated in much the same attractive fashion as the Complete Pet Owner's Manuals but are somewhat longer and more extensive in their coverage. |
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... Peat The native waters of our aquarium fishes are made acid by carbonic acid and organic humic acid . The latter is ... peat filter ( see page 36 ) or by adding liquid peat extract . Tannin substances in peat and peat extracts tend to ...
... Peat The native waters of our aquarium fishes are made acid by carbonic acid and organic humic acid . The latter is ... peat filter ( see page 36 ) or by adding liquid peat extract . Tannin substances in peat and peat extracts tend to ...
Page 36
... Peat also can be somewhat effective as an ion - ex- changer and can soften water . Filtering with peat prevents the growth of algae , kills bacteria and fungi , and encourages greater resistance against diseases that attack the skin of ...
... Peat also can be somewhat effective as an ion - ex- changer and can soften water . Filtering with peat prevents the growth of algae , kills bacteria and fungi , and encourages greater resistance against diseases that attack the skin of ...
Page 48
... peat . ) The humic acid from the peat binds aluminum that may have been introduced when the pots were manufactured . Old clay pots need not be soaked . Wood and Other Decorative Materials At the pet store you can sometimes buy wood that ...
... peat . ) The humic acid from the peat binds aluminum that may have been introduced when the pots were manufactured . Old clay pots need not be soaked . Wood and Other Decorative Materials At the pet store you can sometimes buy wood that ...
Contents
The Correct Aquarium | 6 |
RentalLease Contracts and Insurance | 12 |
Hardness of the Water | 18 |
Copyright | |
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