Fast growing moss

[chris521957]

Can anyone tell me a quick growing moss, which will grow onto items in the aquarium. for a low teck, low light aquarium. I am looking at tying the moss to wood and rock. Thanks for any info on this. Chris.

 

[JonE]

Hi

I've got some Java moss growing in my tank which seems to be growing pretty quick and it doesn't get a lot of light. I've also got some Christmas moss growing in a lunch box on the windowsill, it's only been there a couple of days but I can see a small difference in growth already.

Cheers

Jon

 

[chris521957]

Ok thanks for that Jon. I have some java in the tank already, but it doesnt seem to be doing anything at all. Does the Xmas moss grow onto wood/stone.

 

[nayr88]

Low tech tanks are slow burners mate
If wanted it to grow quick with better colour and form you'd have to go higher tech or a midway with co2

 

[chris521957]

Thanks for that Nayr. I have a small aquagro co2 starter kit running in the tank, but i was looking at getting rid of it, maybe better to keep it then?

 

[nayr88]

What size is the tank, I'd really only keep it if the tank was very very small, say 10l.
Your best bet would be to get a fire extinguisher set up. You have the bubble counter ect with your current kit so yourll save money there, then say around £25 for a 2kg FE and 30-50for a reg to fit.

I run mine high for almost a year on a 20l before it was empty

Its well worth looking into.
I wOuld buy a 2nd hand small co2 set if it was cheap on the forum for something no bigger than 15l and Id run it very low.

 

[nayr88]

Also consider liquid carbon, aslong as your not keeping expensive shrimp

 

[chris521957]

Tank is rio180. In the new year i am changing it to a cory tank. I am going to use pond plant compost as a base substrate capped with approx 4/5 cm os Unipac limpopo black sand, grains about 2/3 mm. i have 2 38w t8's running the length of the tank. I want it to be really low tech, as my work commitments atm dont allow me much time with it.Only 1 shrimp, an indian whisker shrimp ( almost a lobster now, it just wont stop growing).

 

[nayr88]

A rio180 with a mini co2 kit!! Man you wallet must be crying

You have to go for the full co2 system

 

[mitchelllawson]

My java moss grows about 3" squared every few weeks with medium light no co2 no ferts.

 

[chris521957]

No my wallet aint crying, its always laughing, just dont have the time to mess about with all this tachnical stuff, like i said, i was going to abandon it anyway. Thats the way i am going Mitchell, low tech, very.

 

[nayr88]

Haha laughing at you not with ya

It's really not technical at all, it's the same as what your doing now, just bigger and not a rip off


Good luck