AW: Java Moss

["Erik Pfingstner" <erikpfingstner at freenet_de>]

I dont know if this helps, but my java moss died completely off after a
tripaflavin treatment in the tank. The other plants were OK. In one other
tank, it grows well. In a third tank with very litle light, it dies off.

Erik

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> Von: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]Im
> Auftrag von Kent Carpenter
> Gesendet: Montag, 2. September 2002 16:41
> An: Killitalk
> Betreff: Java Moss
>
>
> 	I'm glad to see Wright and others have had difficulty
> with this plant.
>
> I attached a clump to a piece of driftwood in a 55 gallon tank
> with sand substrate, dozens of Crystal Vals, 2 large swords and
> a couple of thriving Java Ferns. There has never been a filter
> in this tank that has run for over 4 years now, with a fair fish
> load (no Killies). Lights on timer, 14 hours/day. The water gets
> changed maybe twice per year, and the Java Moss grows well enough
> to require trimming occasionally.
>
> However.........I keep clumps of moss in shoeboxes in the fishroom
> in the basement with 14 hours of light, topping up with tank water
> for "fertilizer" The temp stays between 67 - 70 year-round. TDS is
> 180, KH 89ppm, GH 125ppm. It always slowly dies off. I move it to
> fry tanks between times, where it still receives light and nutrients
> from snails, food, etc., but I cannot keep it going, I'm constantly
> buying new clumps at my LFS.
>
> If anyone knows how to stretch out its' lifespan, I would certainly
> appreciate it.
>
> Kent Carpenter
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