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Peat and Medications

tjd

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Will using peat in a filter while medicating a tank reduce the effectiveness of the medication?
 

Mike Wise

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I don't know of any experiments on this, but peat does absorb ions & compound from the water. Because of this I would try to medicate in a hospital tank that doesn't have peat filtered water.
 

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