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Re: Fran, you ask the most esoteric questions!

Posted By: loach lover <pamelasr@earthlink.net>
Date: Monday, 17 January 2000, at 11:07 a.m.

In Response To: Fran, you ask the most esoteric questions! (Dr. Momfish)

As the brown color leaches out of the wood, it can also drop the ph of the tank. This happened to me. This is tanic acid, or so I have been told by several reliable sources.
 

Messages In This Thread

• Here's Something Interesting (to me at least)...
  Fran -- Sunday, 16 January 2000, at 8:50 p.m.
  • Re: Here's Something Interesting (to me at least)...
    Ron -- Sunday, 16 January 2000, at 11:19 p.m.
  • Re: Here's Something Interesting (to me at least)...
    Nick -- Monday, 17 January 2000, at 1:32 a.m.
    • Re: It seemed a little far-fetched to me too...Thanks. :-)
      Fran -- Monday, 17 January 2000, at 9:04 a.m.
      • Fran, you ask the most esoteric questions!
        Dr. Momfish -- Monday, 17 January 2000, at 10:31 a.m.
        • Re: Fran, you ask the most esoteric questions!
          loach lover -- Monday, 17 January 2000, at 11:07 a.m.
        • Re: Fran, you ask the most esoteric questions!
          Ron -- Monday, 17 January 2000, at 11:34 a.m.
          • Re: Fran, you ask the most esoteric questions!
            Dave Guest -- Monday, 17 January 2000, at 11:56 a.m.
            • Right. Tannic acid from wood and tea
              Dr. Momfish -- Tuesday, 18 January 2000, at 12:09 a.m.
              • Re: Right. Tannic acid from wood and tea
                Ron -- Monday, 17 January 2000, at 2:30 p.m.
            • Re: Fran, you ask the most esoteric questions!
              Ron -- Monday, 17 January 2000, at 2:38 p.m.
        • Re: Don't you think esoteric questions are a sign of intelligence? :-)----
          Fran -- Tuesday, 18 January 2000, at 12:37 a.m.
          • Re: Don't you think esoteric questions are a sign of intelligence? :-)----
            Celia -- Monday, 17 January 2000, at 8:52 p.m.
        • Is Mopani wood also called African rootwood?
          Iris -- Tuesday, 18 January 2000, at 4:51 a.m.
          • Re: Is Mopani wood also called African rootwood?
            Ron -- Tuesday, 18 January 2000, at 5:06 a.m.
            • Re: Is Mopani wood also called African rootwood?
              Fran -- Tuesday, 18 January 2000, at 7:17 a.m.
            • Re: Is Mopani wood also called African rootwood?
              Iris -- Tuesday, 18 January 2000, at 7:52 p.m.