java moss :(

[kenneth_kpe]

why is it like this ?? i just cant get java moss to grow in my tank ?!?! other plants like the dwarf sags, stargrass, bacopas, the crypts and the rotala rotundifolia are doing good, but the moss... its just turning brown.....

lighting
1X 18W plant bulb from toshiba
2X osram 15 wat daylight 6500K CF
2X osram 9 wat daylight 6500K pinlight CF
c02 injection via DIY

in a 13 gal tank.......

 

[Angry_Platy]

You have 5 wpg. From what I have read, a lot of the low light plants will get "burnt" if kept in such high light conditions. I know the wpg rule is different for smaller tanks (dunno if 13gal is considered small though)....This is my explanation for it turning brown!!!

Perhaps others may agree or disagree or have other ideas.

 

[Dubby]

I'll second that.....

 

[guppygirl]

I'll third it.
Why don't you try riccia, it's similar to java moss but high light?

 

[kenneth_kpe]

i tried riccia couldnt get it to grow during my first attempt and didn't bother with it again, could cope with the regular trimmings and i couldt get a good enought bunch to start with.... its pretty rare here... there are still some remnants of riccia in my tank but its getting shaded by the tall plants.... so the moss is getting burnt ??? heres a pic of my tank that was around 2 weeks ago when the moss was around a month old i thnk
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=88121&hl=

recently it started to brown like this

 

[kenneth_kpe]

and this

 

[Mr Miagi]

Yeah, i think its getting way too much light. Could you place it anywhere else? Say underneath another plant? In the shade somewhere....

 

[guppygirl]

Yeah you said the riccia remnants were being shaded... why not put your java moss there, and move some of the riccia in the java moss's place?

 

[kenneth_kpe]

too much light..... never think that java moss would experience problems with that hmmm i cant move the moss around bec it is already tied to the rocks... maybe i could let the other plants over grow a bit and allow em to shade the rocks... hmmm how about the water column ?? does java moss need any special fertilizing ?

i dont mind replacing the moss with a new bunch anyways, it is really really cheap here, around 20 pesos or around 50 cents US for a lot of it.