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my moss is growing amazingly well in the past several months.it is in very low light, and i let it drift around and anchor itself. i have no real idea why it is doing so well in my setup.

it is almost impossible to kill. new growth is sprouting a foot from the main plant. i would suggest leaving it be for awhile and see what happens.

wait and see.

LadyRae

I could never grow it in my tank either tied to rocks & driftwood or floating.

Yet I have seen it so thickly in some tanks that is they use.

The best results I have seen all have been using Co2.

Keith

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I definitely wouldn't call it fast growing. In fact it never grew at all in 3months. I never managed to get it to attach. First I had it in my 55g spread very thin over driftwood, rocks.. everything trying to get it to grow. Then I moved it to my 10g on driftwood with 40w of light, co2, ferts.. nothing. After talking to about 8other people that tried to grow it I only found 1 person that had it everywhere in their tank and the rest said it either died or wouldn't grow. I finally gave up on the stuff cause I got tired of cleaning it out of filters.

From Florida Driftwood:

Java moss is a must for any true Amano nature aquarium enthusiast. An easy plant for beginners, Java moss is of Asian origin. It is a slow growing but very hardy plant that tolerates a wide variety of water conditions. Light requirements range from very low - very high, pH tolerance 5-9. Temperature range is 59oF - 82oF. Note, the plant does tend to do much better at lower temperatures. Try to keep your aquarium toward the upper 70's at the warmest. Here in Florida, our Java moss stock will not grow at temperatures in the high 80's - 90's. We do not recommend it for those high temperature discus tanks.

Java Moss in the Aquascape

Java moss is a self attaching moss that is best grown when it is encouraged to attach itself to aquarium objects like stones or driftwood. Spread the moss out onto the driftwood a thin layer and tie it it the driftwood or stones with thin fishing line or cotton thread. Never tie it on in clumps (all parts of the java strands need access to water and light or the lower layers will die). Within a month, the line can be removed as the plant takes hold and begins to self propagate along the wood.

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