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Old 02-01-2012, 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Delphinus View Post
Hi Steve, it's actual Mopani ... er, I think. Come to think of it it might have been labelled Malaysian driftwood. I'm not sure if that's the same thing or not. At any rate it's purchased and not collected. Many years ago I did try using pieces of wood I collected out of streams in the mountains but the stuff would get moldy so that experiment didn't last too long.
are you running carbon? Mopani should stain the water and drop the PH, your introducing hardness somewhere....


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