quick moss question

[bad-daddio]

i have some flame moss, taiwan moss, and some fissidens fontanus that was in my 75 gallon tank with some large cichlids. needless to say, the large cichlids tore it all up. i'm going to be putting all this moss in a different tanks later. but in the meantime i took the moss along with the rocks and driftwood it is attached to out of the tank. the fissidens looks like it's almost dead but the other mosses look fine. i'm pretty sure with your help i can save the fissidens

long story short: i had to get it out of there and i had to make due with the equipment i have on hand. i put all the rocks and driftwood into a 20 long tank with a small powerhead for circulation. i also put a coralife 65W T5 fixture over the top of it. my question is, do i need to add any ferts or other supplements to the water? should i just do a lot of water changes to replace nutrients?

[stephan]

just supply alot of CO2. mosses require very little nutrients. Tie moss down to substrate with fish line or thread.l

[bad-daddio]

thanks for the reply. the mosses are all tied to rocks and driftwood.
i really don't want to have to set up even a temporary DIY C02 because this is going to be a low tech tank in the bedroom. would seachem excel be beneficial? i've done some quick looking and it seems like it might be a good idea but that the fissidens might react badly to it?

[naturalmystic]

Bro bad-daddio,

If this is a temporary set-up, then going CO2-less is fine.
I find that my moss (US Fissidens, Taiwan and Peacock) grows fine without CO2; they just need light and cooler water.
I dose fertilizers minimally once a month though, due to my inert substrate.
However, CO2 will definitely make them grow greener and lusher.

[stephan]

Yes cool temperatures definitely help as they improve CO2 availability and use, even though no extra CO2 is injected. Also improve water flow and use softer water in a non CO2 tank to improve CO2 availability.

I have not seen any positive effect of excel on mosses. Fissidens IMO are sensitive to excel and you may loose more of what is left.

[bad-daddio]

thanks for the input guys. i added a small powerhead to the tank for a little more flow and i also dropped the temperature to 72 degrees. i checked the tank before i left for work this morning and i can see lots of bright green on the ends of the moss - it's going to take off. i even saw some new growth on the fissidens.

thanks again!

[felix_fx2]

thanks for the input guys. i added a small powerhead to the tank for a little more flow and i also dropped the temperature to 72 degrees. i checked the tank before i left for work this morning and i can see lots of bright green on the ends of the moss - it's going to take off. i even saw some new growth on the fissidens.

thanks again!

bro you mean fahrenheit ?