java moss

[bangme33]

hi everyone i need help.
in the past ive tried to grow java moss but for some unknown reason iam unable too?
it dd try at 1 stage to grow got some decent new young green shoot but then after that it just withered and died away went a horrid brown colour.
also when it did stay green it never grew whats wrong or can this happen in some tanks my ph at the time was 6.0---6.5 i no it can grow in most conditions but iam unable to
any good info ?????
thanks

 

[Leginess]

Are you using any special lighting? if so what? and are you using any ferts?

 

[bangme33]

lighting is a white light marine flurecent as i only hve 1 light fixture in the hood so gives a stronger light yeild and use plant growth booster nothing else is used

 

[fishycat]

I'm unfamiliar with "marine fluorescent"... Do you mean actinic bulb? If so, that explains why it died ... Actinics are blue spectrum light whereas I believe for photosynthesis plants need more red spectrum.

 

[dundadundun]

when you get some... save some of it for later. take some sphagnum moss and sand... mix it about 1/2+1/2 (make sure the sphag has been soaked well and wrung out a little)... put it in a ziploc bag and cover it with about 1/2 of your moss... close it and tape it to a window that gets decent light.

when the stuff in your tank dies you should have enough in your bag to try again.