Weeping Moss

[mike455555]

in my small 20l tank my weeping moss is growing upwards. isent it meant to drape down? if so is there anything i can do to help it along

ignore any algae i need to sort the tank out a little

 

[minnnt]

It will drop down when the weight allows it to.

 

[mike455555]

thanks =]

 

[minnnt]

No probs. It kind of grows like Christmas Moss to start with then starts to trail a little. I don't tend to let mine weep for very long though as i preffer to keep it trimmed ad compact. I can then also use the 'cuttings' else where.

 

[mike455555]

im wanting it to look like the stuff on Google images then i might take trimmings, i want it compact but flowing ;p

my xmas moss isent growing anything like the weeping moss at the moment.

 

[minnnt]

Compact but flowing? lol.

 

[mike455555]

does it do that? i dont know... i want it drooping over the log. if i trim it once its drooping will it still look good or not?

 

[minnnt]

Yeah it covers well. It gets very thick indeed. I pull a few bits off every now and then to cover a bit more of my branch. Once it's all covered then i will let it weep naturally.

 

[mike455555]

thanks =] i cant wait untill it grows a bit more... got it off ebay.. lots of tinny bits on a mesh... its in all my tanks at the moment. it just needs to take a bit more of a hold and pick up


amano shrimp dont eat it do they?... because its not doing as well as its doing in this tank. any pointers?

 

[minnnt]

Not unless it is dead. lol.

Mine is very close to the light as it is on my branch that runs along the top of the tank. I am also dosing dry ferts. No other tips than that. Really is a case of chuck it in and let it do it's thing.

 

[mike455555]

im also dosing dry's. will easycrabo have an effect on it? also does it grow fast 3.2wpg dosing easycarbo and Ei

 

[JenCliBee]

im also dosing dry's. will easycrabo have an effect on it? also does it grow fast 3.2wpg dosing easycarbo and Ei

3.2wpg is extremely high light, the plants will require a huge carbon source and ferts to match, the problem you have with such high light is the amount of co2 the plants need, this will entail using heavy doses of EC and the levels needed are likely to be very very toxic to the inhabitants.

Most mosses prefer lower light so if given very high light and not enough of the other stuff (co2/ferts) the moss will be the first to show it's not happy. This is likely to show is algae problems, i'm not sure if this is why you have an algae problem in the pics above already?. The other side is the amount of EC needed for such high light may have detrimental effects to the moss in itself.

 

[mike455555]

the pics above are from a different tank.

iv got 3 tanks set up one on 2wpg of t8 about.
the 20L, where the pics are from is running on a 11w pl lamp. im not so sure but its about 2wpg as well...
the tank in my sig is 3.2wpg. of T5

all 3 have moss in the moss is doing the best in the 20L at the moment

and its only just gone in the sig tank today.

this might seem like a stupid question. but if plants have alot of light and not as much as they need co2 and ferts why do they suffer? cant they just not use the light to take part in the photosynthesis reaction?

 

[JenCliBee]

this might seem like a stupid question. but if plants have alot of light and not as much as they need co2 and ferts why do they suffer? cant they just not use the light to take part in the photosynthesis reaction?

The light is the driver, this is what causes the plants to photosynthesis. The more light (higher), the faster they grow, the more they need to feed to sustain these growth rates...ie carbon and ferts. If they dont get enough they begin to lack/starve and then rely on reserves, once these reserves are gone (in essence cannibalise) they have no other way of sustaining the higher growth rates due to higher light levels and they suffer (starve).... this then leads to different forms of algae forming.

 

[minnnt]

3.2 is huge mate! Your plants will be craving nutrients!