Is Java moss an easy plant?

Thanks. Will try your method Coach_z. I am going to redo the whole tank, clean the moss, the substrate and remove those rocks at the rear. The rock took a large area and I do not have space for foreground - now I have different driftwood to choose from.
 
I found that with my java moss even a few degrees in temp makes a big difference in how it grows/looks. It likes cooler water. Ideal temp for mine is 75 F or lower. My tank often gets closer to 80 F and it dramatically affects how fast it grows, it's color, and general appearance. Is the room your aquarium in air conditioned by any chance? I'm guessing not. It grows rapidly in my tank where I dose modified EI, pressurized CO2, and about 1 wpg # 6500K.
 
No Moose, my room is not air conditioned - mostly around 88 Fahrenheit. I hope it would do OK for the upcoming hot season in my area. Fert is only dosed two times a week.
 
Thank you all. As Jpappy said moss and java fern would take sometime to get going. Once my attempt failed the first time I had java moss under T5 (pic 3 yrs back). I usually threw Java fern away in my previous old tanks when it got algae because I lost my patience.

I plan to redo the tank and will seek your ideas and comments on scaping when the time comes.

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My moss went badly due to the temperature. I decided to redo my tank. I could not find any better way of scaping with limited amount of plants. I don't want to buy any more plants - just move things around. Please help me with scaping as I want the tank looks deeper. Any idea would be appreciated.Picture 062.jpg

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I think the tank looks great. One trick to make a tank look deeper is to move the light forward a bit and add a dark background.
 
Thanks Slappy! I'll do that. I see people using sand to make the tank looks deep, is that just for a short term scaping? Do I have to also raise the level of the substrate at the back of the tank?

I got algae on a few of my driftwood but it looks green so I keep it - what kind of algae is it?
 
I'm not really familiar with using sand to create depth, but I suppose it could be done. Most people that use sand just like the clean, natural way it looks.
...and yes, raising the level of the substrate at the back would help create depth, as would scaping a terraced 'slope' with the plants.
As far as the kind of algae you have growing on your driftwood is concerned, it looks like green beard algae/green fuzz algae to me. I like the way it looks on the driftwood, too. ;)
 
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