Indian almond leaves

[spangle]

Hi
I just wondered what other people do with their leaves, do u just put them in the tank?, or do u make a tea out of them?. I was asking as i normally put them in whole but they never seem to make the water very dark.
Thank you

[nel3]

i use the tea bags and i just let a bag sit in a 1gal jug for a day or 2. i keeps 2 such jugs at anytime. the ph would be quite after a while but id have to use slightly less IAL water.

[cajunamy]

It takes a few days before the water starts looking brown really. I use whole leaves or pieces. I don't want to boil off anything that might be beneficial - but the tea is alot less messy too.

[MaggieLynn]

Where do you find IAL?

[sorrelhorse1]

I read that oak leaves can be substituted. Is that true?

[nel3]

i got some from canadabetta.ca but im sure some breeders may have sime for sale.

[Laki]

What's a good grade to buy? I'm on ebay looking at some, there are Grade A-C.. I assume Grade A is better?