I'd love to be able to try some taiwan moss or flame moss... riccia... but haven't read anything about them in the brackish environment. anyone have any luck?
will mosses other than Java Moss work in the brackish tank?
- Thread starter mellowvision
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every 2 months I add Riccia from one of my FW tanks into my low end brackish tank (1.004) but have to take out the previous moss put in as its
just starting to go brown and looks like its on its last legs.
Any higher salinity it just breaks up and dies in days.
just starting to go brown and looks like its on its last legs.
Any higher salinity it just breaks up and dies in days.
Macros ? Is that the green / red algae using mainly in sumps ?
I think i bought some last week but was sold as sump algae / sea algae,
I not tried it in any of my brackish tanks….yet – looks too weak to me
to handle a drop in salinity but will give it a try !!!
I think i bought some last week but was sold as sump algae / sea algae,
I not tried it in any of my brackish tanks….yet – looks too weak to me
to handle a drop in salinity but will give it a try !!!
I would be careful with Java in a brackish tank with Scats. Been proven that if Scat eats Java it Dies.
Yes, macroalgaes are often used in a refugium in the sump just so they'll not spread in the display tank. But some grow them in the display tank as well. Not sure they'll handle the SG of a brackish tank but maybe try researching if halimedia or shaving brush can handle the SG you keep. I keep halimedia in the display and it is an attractive plant if it will work in brackish.
macros sound cool, but scary. I would love some sort of urchin if that was possible. there's definately a ton of brackish plant options out there... I wish I there was some indication that other mosses would work, java moss is loosing it's novelty with me.