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    erect moss

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    does erect moss need alot of light? or does it shun light?

    i bought a mat of erect moss recently tied and in just a week time, it started to grow black and brown and not growing. my tank is getting 2.4wpg and it was placed in a brightly litted area.
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    I think you need to give the people here more info about your tank, like water temp, fert regime etc...

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    size: 1.5ft
    lightings: 24W or 2.4wpg
    temp: 27-28deg
    co2: 1-2 bps
    fertilisers: 2ml Flourish on tues and 2.5ml on sat
    3 drops of Lushgro Aqua Micro on tues and 2 drops on Sat
    water change: 40% every week (sat)
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    Re:

    [quote:68f446268c="prec"]size: 1.5ft
    lightings: 24W or 2.4wpg
    temp: 27-28deg
    co2: 1-2 bps
    fertilisers: 2ml Flourish on tues and 2.5ml on sat
    3 drops of Lushgro Aqua Micro on tues and 2 drops on Sat
    water change: 40% every week (sat)[/quote:68f446268c]

    Think you have change too much water & cause not enough nitrate left in your tank.

    Try to reduce the water change to 20% and see how.

    Also, what's your tank's temperature? Heard that Erect Moss doesn't like high temperature.

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    my temp is at 27deg constant. im just not sure whether too much lightings is the cause of the browning. it grows really slowly also.

    any moss expert can tell me more abt the requirements of growing erect moss?
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    I'm no moss expert but can share my experience. Is your erect moss turning brown at the ends or the whole frond. If it is at the ends, you may wish to snip off the brown ends till the fresh aspect are left at the tip. I just got some erect moss about 2-3 weeks back and after a few days, they started to die/turn brown from the ends spreading inwards. I snip off the brown ends and fresh moss start to grow from there. Your temp at 27deg seems ok as moss thrive under cool water. My temp is around there too. I hope this helps.
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    i had the experiece too

    i had your experience too
    this is what i did to "revive" my moss
    i on my lights at night instead in the day... so my tank won't be so hot in the day.. i maintain the temp at 26 constant with fan on 24 hours
    i dose K2HPO4 twice a week......seachem flourish once a week 1/2 a capful

    after 1.5 weeks...new shoots start to grow...... easily noticable....contrasted with the brown ones...=)
    all the best!!

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    Erect Moss

    I had the same experience with my Erect Moss until I had install
    a fan to lower down the temp to 27C of my tank and the moss started
    to grow and it turns green again.

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    Where do you guys get erect moss? I can't find them around. The ones available were mostly javas. Pls provide LFS address if you can. Thank you, thank you...

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    NA sells them but no stock at the moment(that was last week). I think he cultivates them then sells them when they are ready for harvesting. It's in the tank right at the entrance.

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    Re:

    [quote:b69a79b272="CrashCourse"]Where do you guys get erect moss? I can't find them around. The ones available were mostly javas. Pls provide LFS address if you can. Thank you, thank you... [/quote:b69a79b272]
    There are quite a few forumers selling Erect Moss in AQ and Aro. Post a WTB there. If really no one is selling and you are desperate, pm me.

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    is the temp of 26- 28 needed for moss to grow...

    my tank temp is abt 30deg but the moss still grow..

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    Re:

    [quote:4598b4c52f="CrashCourse"]Where do you guys get erect moss? I can't find them around. The ones available were mostly javas. Pls provide LFS address if you can. Thank you, thank you... [/quote:4598b4c52f]

    Hi, I've some for sale. Pls refer to my thread if you're keen-> http://www.aquaticquotient.com/phpBB...ic.php?t=20081

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