Leaf Litter Questions

[RecycledAgain]

I just wanted to point out a thought on collecting the leaves. When you pick the green leaves you trap all of the glucose and and chlorophyll in those leaves that the tree uses for energy. This wont hurt anything but it will facilitate the litter to break down much faster in your tank. If you watch a leaf turn brown you will notice that it starts and the very end first and works its way back to the stem. That is because the tree uses up the energy in the leaf before it discards it.

Thats my understanding of it, but they will definitely break down faster.

Dan

[WannabeVivMaster]

Yeah, I forgot. I did add some "chunk" bark pieces to the soil. I think it was cypress bark. I could be wrong. It came in a bag labelled "Reptile Bedding".

[envirosci]

Hi, I live in SoCal and I don't see any tree/plant here is suitable for PDF leaf litter.

(The native oak tree (Coastal Live Oak) has really pointy edges and ...)

Does anyone know where I could find some leaf litter and what kind of plants are they?