How do i make my own blackwater extract

I tried using tea as a start. I dont know if it did anything good, but it cant be too bad because the fish didnt seem stressed. <
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>I also heard boiling gumleaves is ok? or putting them in your tank to decay. Is eucalyptus oil from leaves bad for amazon fish? <
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>any ideas?

[Rod54]

I''ve heard tea is OK but I''ve never tried it.<
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>Boiling peat moss is ok...but make sure it has no fertilizer in it if you get it from a nursery.<
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>River blood wood leaves I''ve seen used in aquaria,but I wouldn''t use any leaves...particularly eucalyptus leaves.<
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>The best would be Indian Almond....TERMINALIA CATAPPA <
>TERMINALIA CATAPPA - TROPICAL ALMOND.<
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> Common name: badamier, Java almond, amandier de Cayenne, tropical almond, wild almond, Indian almond, myrobalan, Malabar almond, Singapore almond, ketapang, Huu kwang, Sea almond, kobateishi, West Indian almond, amandel huu kwang.<
>Family: com
etaceae (com
etum family).<
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>It thrives as an ornamental tree in many tropical cities in the world.<
>Tropical almond is a large deciduous stately tree, originally from India, growing up to 90 feet tall with horizontal whorls of
anches offering clusters of foot long, obovate leaves that turn pink-red to red - yellow before falling.<
>Some of the pigments responsible for this are: violaxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin.<
>There are also flavonoids present such as quercetin and kamferol.<
>The leaves contain also tannins (s. a. punicalin, punicalagin and tercatein). <
>The greenish - white female - and male flowers are on the same tree; these flowers are inconspicuous and not very showy.<
>It has large (2 - 3 inches) nutty fruits that taste very much like commercially grown almonds.<
>The color of the oval fruit is green, yellow or reddish.<
>In Taiwan the fallen leaves of tropical almond are used as a herbal drug in the treatment of liver related diseases.<
>The leaves contain agents for chemo-prevention of cancer and probably have anticarciogenic potential.<
>They also have a anticlastogenic effect (a process which causes
eaks in chromosomes) due to their antioxidant properties.<
>The kernel of Indian almond has shown aphrodisiac activity; it can probally be used in treatment of some forms of sexual inadequacies (premature ejaculation).<
>Ethanol extract of the leaves shown potential in the treatment of sickle cell disorders.<
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>Tropical almond is also used by
eeders of tropical aquarium fishes to keep them healthy.<
>These include bettas, catfishes and black water tetras.<
>Since tropical almond has antibacterial properties, it is excellent in this regard.<
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>In Suriname''s traditional medicine, a tea from the leaves is used against dysentery and diarrhea.<
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> Leaves of this tree are sold to aquarists in Singapore for $1 a leaf ??? They are hard to find in Australia,but are available from time to time.<
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