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Is it okay to use compressed coconut fiber expendable substr#294052

By alanmota2004 -  Wed May 31, 2017 12:21 am
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- Wed May 31, 2017 12:21 am #294052

So i recently bought a fish tank for a carnivorous bog garden and was surprised when these blocks came with them.while i know that you put water and these expande and you can use the soil from it but my question is can i use it for my carnivorous plants?

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Re: Is it okay to use compressed coconut fiber expendable su#294053

By Wikiwakawakawee -  Wed May 31, 2017 12:29 am
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- Wed May 31, 2017 12:29 am #294053

I don't think you can...maybe try soaking it in some purified water and check the PPM with a TDS meter, if its below 50 then it should be okay. you either want to use peat moss or long fiber sphagnum moss for your CP's.

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By alanmota2004 -  Wed May 31, 2017 12:32 am
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- Wed May 31, 2017 12:32 am #294054

Okay ill try

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Re: Is it okay to use compressed coconut fiber expendable su#294064

By Sakaaaaa -  Wed May 31, 2017 1:03 am
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- Wed May 31, 2017 1:03 am #294064

Maybe this could work for neps

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Re: Is it okay to use compressed coconut fiber expendable su#294070

By alanmota2004 -  Wed May 31, 2017 1:25 am
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- Wed May 31, 2017 1:25 am #294070

Ill just stick to sphagnum as im not good with neps and i dont have too many

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Re: Is it okay to use compressed coconut fiber expendable su#294089

By Smooter80 -  Wed May 31, 2017 8:07 am
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- Wed May 31, 2017 8:07 am #294089

You can use it but it would have to be throughly rinsed as it offen has high salt. Adding something like pine needles to make the media more acidic would probably be beneficial for many CPs.

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