Thank you, DeepIn peat – your knowledge is valued and appreciated – I must re-read your posts to follow up on this water prep experiment. I will follow your advice for now and not make any drastic changes. I will have to add Indian Almond leaves to the mix – I can get them for a pretty good deal, I believe, here in US. I just made an extract of peat pellets (which I had from before), alder cones and oak leaves. However, I used the boiling method, which I understand is not as beneficial as the soak and aerate method, (but I do not like to sound of air pumps). I added ~25ml of this extract to 4L of RO water and and got 28µS and pH 5.7. The color was light/medium brown. I’ll add more of this same extract to another L of RO in greater volume and test the result.
Regards,
David
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