green hair algae on java moss

Also, I ton of manual work, I went in the tank about every day to remove algae from the rock and put it in a cup and rinsed it out every once in a while.

Hope this helps! Sorry for the double post.
 
FindingBlemo said:
^^ +1

Had this stuff in my saltwater tank for about 1 year, couldn't get any coral or anything because it would take over. I got rid of it with a 3 day black out with doses of Phosban every night. I still have little breakouts when I leave the lights on too long but I'm happy it's gone.
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I will look for Phosban then. thanks!
 
I don't think you have enough light for the java moss to grow at any significant rate anyway.
 
Sometimes it's easier to pitch it and start over when it gets really garbaged up with algae. I can't tell ya how many handfuls of Java moss I've tossed out.

It keeps making more tho. I now keep a backup supply in a 2 gallon pretzel jar with no fish or snails and low light. It just gets fish water when I change the tanks.

No offense to anyone, but I wouldnt buy phosban just to try to salvage java moss...new java moss is cheaper than phosban!

13W is really tiny for a 29G tank. I suspect it is a lot shorter than the tank too (?) Double that would be good, but you can't just go buy a higher wattage lamp to fit the same fixture.

One option would be a dual incadescent hood that will fit 2 23W spiral CFLS.

Have a look round the DIY forum for lighting that folks have built/adapted...
 
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I agree, chems are not the way around hair algae, nor is java moss worth saving. take out the algae. as much as you can see, all the time, whenever you see it. Figure out if you really have an imbalance in the tank, or if you just got infected moss. Hair moss is a huge opporunist, and probably the hardest algae to rid yourself of once it overtakes a tank, but often stays away once you find a balance.
 
kj5kb said:
13W is really tiny for a 29G tank. I suspect it is a lot shorter than the tank too (?) Double that would be good, but you can't just go buy a higher wattage lamp to fit the same fixture.

One option would be a dual incadescent hood that will fit 2 23W spiral CFLS.

Have a look round the DIY forum for lighting that folks have built/adapted...
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Hmm, well the flourescent lightbulb says 'F13T8 NATURAL DAYLIGHT' so I assumed that means 13 watts 'cause that's ALL the bulb says. It is not shorter than the tank at all tho' so maybe I'm totally wrong about the wattage? I have seen those spiral bulbs but have not seen a hood that uses them. Perhaps I can find one that uses two fluorescent lights, dunno, I'll look. Thanks!!
 
http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm

more plants, more light, more nutrients, better cleaning schedule... all may help. packing a tank with plants from the start is really the best way to avoid a huge headache with algae. do what it takes to make the plants happy and you'll be much better off.

that being said your lighting is too low definitely even for java moss. EDIT: shoot for .75 to 1.5 wpg for javamoss and other low light plants. you won't get amazing growth but you will get enjoyable ease and possibly (depending on other factors) healthy plants.
 
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