moss problem

[mikehooi]

the moss in my tank is either dying off or never grow,i duno why,cos i have 3.8 watt per gallon on my 2 feet tank. DIY co2,i got very nice of riccia which bubbling a lot,amazon sword and rotala which grow extremely fast.i use tetra florapride as fertiliser.

can anyone tell me why?what shall i do to increase the grow or at least make them survie???

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Temperature is the key. With 3.8wpg, your temperature might not be cool enough. How low is your temp?

[mikehooi]

oic,my temperature is constant 29C when the light is on,
wat temperature shall it be actually?

[aryanggie]

below 26c!more than that ,moss will not grow,!try using some fan

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29 degrees is indeed too high. Try to keep it within 24- 28 degrees with a cooler fan or a chiller.

[mikehooi]

thanx guy,
but using a fan is not my option,limited budget to buy the cooling fan for aquarium, is so exensive

[gregorsamsa]

Fan is around $S15 bucks. Alternatively you can rip of old computers but you have to power it thru a PSU (from old computer again)

cheers

[richietay]

try investing a fan, it really works for me! few mths back, i been failing to achieve good result for my mosses. til i invested a fan where my temp maintain at around 25.5-26 degree, now my whole tank covered with healthy looking mosses. remember low temp promote better growth for plants.

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DIY a fan system then. It's really much better and cheaper than getting those commercial fans

[mikehooi]

tell u all something,i did a stupid thing before,i strip the fan from an old pc,use a direct connection from the powerpoint,n the fan screw up.hahaha.the smoke smell good.

so can anyone tell me how to do connect the fan?
i still got a few if the computer fans.whta shall i use to conect it?
i m not good with electrical stuff.

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http://www.petfrd.com/forum/articles...le&artid=6

I did my fans according to the above article.