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Peat and Malaysian Bogwood Raising Ammonia Level in Aquarium Water?

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Peat and Malaysian Bogwood Raising Ammonia Level in Aquarium Water?

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I am sending the e-mail below one more time since I am not sure if you received the previous one. Thanks. I recently discovered that both Fluval’s Peat Granules and Malaysian bogwood lead to a positive reading for ammonia if soaked in water for one to two weeks. After soaking a nice, large newly acquired piece of imported Malaysian bogwood in a Rubbermaid container for two weeks, I tested the soaking water for ammonia with a Tetra ammonia test kit. I was surprised to get a reading of between 1 and 2 ppm ammonia. I repeated the test with an Aquarium Pharmaceuticals ammonia test kit and got the same reading of between 1 and 2 ppm ammonia. This made me curious. I took a pint of Fluval peat granules, put them in a nylon filter media bag and soaked them for two weeks in a Rubbermaid container. Then I tested the water for ammonia. The water I had soaked the peat granules in also gave a reading of between 1 and 2 ppm ammo

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