Interesting question for y'all,
Just to be safe and "eliminate" problems down the road, I typically pour
boiling water over my terrarium mix, (prior to being in the tank, of course)
and let it steep...poor man's pasteurizing, if you will.
My mix includes varying portions of fir bark, bed-a-beast, and peat moss,
with a generous helping of horticultural charcoal, to absorb ammonia/urea and
cut down on the smell.
Now, as I was draining today's batch, I remembered that my kitchen-sink water
filter (which is charcoal/carbon based) says to never run hot water through
it.
So, to cut to the chase; am I eliminating the usefullness of my charcoal by
pouring boiling water over it? Should I add it to the mix after I pasteurize?
Many thanks,
Neal Grant
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