tutters187 Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Hey guys wanting a few leaves maybe 100, if you have any please let me know what you want for them. Cheers Stace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_vr90 Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 You probably know already but the tech den has a heap of them on his site cheers mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor4551 Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Pm sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted August 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 PM sent thanks for all replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted September 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Still looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Sorry Stace, not stealing your post and it may be helpful to you... is there a reason people look for indian almond leaves possibly Teminalia Catappa?? . why is this tree so different to so many others??? is it just a marketing ploy?? or does it have some special properties that other leaves don't have??? can you just walk outside and pick some leaves off say a very popular bne street tree such as a cupaniopsis anarcardiodes(Tuckeroo) dry them and use them (I have) or a number of other non sap trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__CAV__ Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 yes there is a reason, people use IAL's besides tannin staining your water the leaves have "medical" properties, they are said to have great antibacterial properties, which when keeping soft water fish such as bettas, west africian dwarves and apistos is a major plus as most of them tend to be more susceptible to bacterial infections when kept in water not suitable. Banana leaves are another one, rumoured to have both medicinal properties and is often used for inducing spawning. HTH and sorry for hijacking ur thread stace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Pine cones will also acidify water and gum leaves will provide anti-bacterial properties as will melaleuca (tea-tree - paperbark) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza88 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 does anyone know of a list of suitable alternatives to IAL that are readily available in australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffa Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 AS mentioned above - alternative to IAL is dried banana leaves, have to be really really dry thou. The dead ones hanging off the banana trees are ok but sometimes they are sun bleached and don;t have as much tannin. We have experimented with banana leaves and dried our own and when we made the tea solution (boiled leaves up in water) and cooled it formed a strange "oil" layer on top and whitish sediment settled to the bottom. Filered it and boiled it again before we used it. Worked ok but in my opinion IAL were better. cheapest supplier of GOOD quality IAL was http://www.bettawan.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Whilst there are many local trees that will have the desired effect, if your not sure ask or look it up, or better still experiment on a small scale and let us know the results, As an example there are many diff Melaluecas you may find the one you use smells like citronella, the one Winston refers to is most likely Quinquenervia..In saying this be aware that i have found Quins to be one of the more susceptible myrtacies to myrtle rust. would be awesome if we could collate data from experiments of endemic species and create a data base for all to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
