question on moss

[xinanlove]

hi all,

i decided to setup a 2-ft tank using Gex Soil(for shirmp and plant), no fert, no c02,no chiller, wanting to grow moss... is there any moss that can grow well under this conditions? temperatue around 27-29.

edit: will be having 8hours of light each day, those clip on light

thanks , sry for my bad english

[diazman]

java moss, taiwan and spiky should be okay. why dont you add a fan instead? can bring the temperature to about 27C. you have to top up water more frequently though.

[Wilfred]

Flame moss also works in this temperature (27-29)
I have no issue with it and it's growing well in my tank.

Likely all moss are easy to grow, it will take sometime, it might turn brown but it will recover after sometime(months?) It's took me about 2 month to recover my flame moss. hope this help..

[Shadow]

how many watt of light are you using?

[xinanlove]

how many watt of light are you using?

7W, is that alright to for moss?

[Wilfred]

Total? might be too low for a 2ft tank, no sure moss can or not, let the more experience guys to answer that

[bugeyed]

hi all,

i decided to setup a 2-ft tank using Gex Soil(for shirmp and plant), no fert, no c02,no chiller, wanting to grow moss... is there any moss that can grow well under this conditions? temperatue around 27-29.

edit: will be having 8hours of light each day, those clip on light

thanks , sry for my bad english

I have a 2ft moss/ferns tank running under exactly the same condition, i.e. 2ft 18W FL lightset, no co2, no fert, lapis gravel, AC fan 24/7, temp 24.5-26, 14hrs of light. Moss and shrimps are happy. No algae too . Most 2ft FL lightsets use 15W FL, but you can get a 18W FL type from Seaview. I prefer 18W as the tube covers the entire 2ft length and is readily available and cheap ( (e.g. philips ecotone $1.99 from NTUC) to replace.

[madnugget]

Flame moss also works in this temperature (27-29)
I have no issue with it and it's growing well in my tank.

Likely all moss are easy to grow, it will take sometime, it might turn brown but it will recover after sometime(months?) It's took me about 2 month to recover my flame moss. hope this help..

sad to say dont know why my flame moss doesnt works out in my 4ft tank (4x54 + 2x55). other moss like peacock moss and fissiden had already grown out but my flame moss show no sign of growth.. i have another flame moss in a 2ft tank with only 36W and its doing well.

[Shadow]

Most 2ft FL lightsets use 15W FL, but you can get a 18W FL type from Seaview

Absolutely not true, you can only grow limited plant on 2ft tank with 15W. It is probably true long time ago when planted tank not popular yet. But now a days Typically you will find 55W 2ft lightset or 2x24 t5HO

[bugeyed]

Sorry, what I meant is most 2FT FL lightset today are using 15W...and 18W is rare these days...

[Shadow]

ok if you put it that way

[whale66]

so far my java moss has grown without additional lights, fert, gravel or cooler. the cherry shrimps all hide in it. java moss is a good start for easy maintenance. mine just survive on normal indoor conditions.

[Mizu World]

Growth would be achieveable with 7W, but expect it to be really slow. Growth will be more stringy as well.
The plus point is that it won't heat up the water too much.

Doubling the amount of light should be more practical.

Mosses appreciate clean and cool water too!

[Wilfred]

sad to say dont know why my flame moss doesnt works out in my 4ft tank (4x54 + 2x55). other moss like peacock moss and fissiden had already grown out but my flame moss show no sign of growth.. i have another flame moss in a 2ft tank with only 36W and its doing well.

Hmm.. do you have water flow through the moss? My doing great, I places it after my water outlet, they got the 1st wave .. almost 3inh tall now, still have not over cover my dritwood yet..

[Shadow]

7W for 2ft that extremely low , cant comment much, I never try this low before

[xinanlove]

using 24v x2 for my 2ft tank now, remove from my other tank

[Wilfred]

48w should be fine for 2ft, this should enable your to plant most of the average or less lighting plant

[diazman]

7W for 2ft that extremely low , cant comment much, I never try this low before

i did tried this method before. BUT even the java moss cant flourish for me . best get range 1.5wpg-2.0wpg for sure growth.

[blue33]

In low light they really grow slow, and moss do grow in highlighting also. Below picture is where they grow in highlighting.

[k3nlim]

I've using a 5w for a 25cm low tech tank, those tall slim type...and christmas moss are growing like crazy. Only been dosing K and excel at times.