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Java moss will start off attached, but when it gets old and cuts off the light to where its attached to, it will die off and detach.
Same goes with the mosses in the same family like christmas moss, flame moss etc
I don't think I've ever seen willow moss attach in water, and its stems are too...
I was looking at getting one a while back and of the reviews on amazon, half of them said the thermostat went after 12 months. I think its sadly just a design flaw - lucky for you its still under warrantee. :)
So after the remaining 2 crs snuffed it, i did the sensible thing and drained the tank and went and removed all the substrate. I put in florabase topped with their 'shrimp safe' black microgravel. I've conditioned the water with some blackwater extract / tropol, kapta leaves and after a month...
Garlic is recommended by some people as a natural antibiotic. Its also meant to counter act the effects of copper. Not sure if its shrimp safe so ill leave it for some more knolegeable to step in.
Mosses prefer cold water. Im guessing with those lights its quite warm.
Fissidens seems to tolerate warmer waters better than java type mosses, so maybe give that a try.
My CRS tank's pH is still over 7 despite having colombo and 100% RO. I think the culprit is the landscape rock i had in it for a about 3 months when i first set up up a few years ago. Ive tried kapta leaves but its still over 7.
I was wondering if distilled vinegar would be a safe option to...
personally id go with freezing 2L coke bottles with water in them then putting them next to the filter canister wrapped in a towel to insulate it, or floating them in the tank, or wrapping the filter tubes around them.
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