Java Moss growing in brown.

Shoot, I have .85 wpg, and mine is a dark greenish, but barely grows. You should try washing it, they are like sponge filters.

Funny you said that. All my 10G fry tanks have a large amount of free floating moss in them with sponge filters and the moss does as good a job as the filters do.
 
I know this thread is over 2 months old but this is exactly the problem I'm seeing with my java moss. How did vacuuming work out? Either way I'm gonna try it, can't hurt.
 
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