xmas moss

[chunkylover817]

Ihave some xmas moss in my 55 gal, and im always washing it b/c over a short time(about 12 hours) it goes from green to light brown, im either thinking its the lack of good filtration or the clouds of dirt from the aquasoil, now i know im not supposed to move the aquasoil around b/c the cloudiness but then how would i possibly do a pwc with vacuum? how can i get my moss to stay green and spread? this is also happening to my bolbitis and i cant afford to lose it.

 

[Bk718]

do water changes without gravel vacs.

 

[chunkylover817]

does it still keep nitrates low?bc all the waste sink where i wont get it,is there a way to encourage its growth???does co2 help?

 

[gmh]

How much do you have? I found that if kept in large clumps it would turn brown. Spreading it out seems to help.

 

[chunkylover817]

naw its not that much, about a softball size when compressed, but I did spread it out all over my driftwood,so its actually alot of small spread out moss

 

[Bk718]

does it still keep nitrates low?bc all the waste sink where i wont get it,is there a way to encourage its growth???does co2 help?

when you do a water change, lightly hover over the substrate (dont dig in) and pick up any waste..

co2 and good light always helps

 

[DAVIDFBT]

You probably don't have enough water circulation, all types of mosses traps dirt and poop if you don't have enough filtration to take them out.

 

[chunkylover817]

i was thinking about buying a bio wheel filter for tanks up to 75gallons, but will i lose all my co2 with all the aeration the filter makes

 

[DAVIDFBT]

^ Unfortunately, yes. Just go with an AC filter or a Penguin with the Bio-wheel removed.

 

[chunkylover817]

i bought an emperor400 bio wheel filter,is that good enough? why do i remove the bio wheel???