Mini Christmas moss trim

[Raws69]

Hi

given my tree a trim as has a few bits of stag horn algae, just wondering rather than throw the moss away can it be treated outside of the tank?

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
If you keep it damp, and in a light container, the moss should survive and the algae die. Have a search for <"Wabi Kusa">.

cheers Darrel

 

[dcurzon]

Could probably give it a good dose of excel. Stick it in a jar and try
Or stick it in several jars and try one with excel (or other glut product) and one without and see what happens
Staghorn will turn red when it dies off, and then shrimp will munch on it

 

[Raws69]

Don’t have jars or containers, but a few food bags. Will give it a go anyway. Cheers

 

[Kezzab]

Glute, if added neat or in a strong concentration, will kill moss in my experience.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Glute, if added neat or in a strong concentration, will kill moss in my experience.

Same for me, mosses don't have the cuticle layer that higher plants have, so are much more <"prone to damage by biocides">. This is also probably the reason why Vallisneria can be damaged, it is an <"obligate aquatic"> (a hydrophyte) and doesn't have a cuticle with stomata in it, but has a permeable epidermis, through which gases and nutrients diffuse.

cheers Darrel

 

[DaveWatkin]

Hydrogen peroxide 3% will clear off algae and way safer than glute. Can do it in the tank even depending on inhabitants.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Hydrogen peroxide 3% will clear off algae and way safer than glute

Potentially the same issue with mosses, damage from the <"strong oxidising agent">.

cheers Darrel

 

[DaveWatkin]

Everydays a schoolday!

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Everydays a schoolday

I just like to know how things work, and what the things we add to our tanks actually do. Having said that it is always <"going to be guesswork"> to some degree.

cheers Darrel

 

[DaveWatkin]

Sorry, that wasn't sarcasm, I do actually believe everyday is a schoolday and I'm always happy to learn something new. Was my round about way of saying thanks to you

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Sorry, that wasn't sarcasm, I do actually believe everyday is a schoolday

No, Dave you are good, every day is a school day for me as well. As I've learnt more, it has just made me realise how much I don't know.

cheers Darrel

 

[PARAGUAY]

It often warned of the negative effect of oft referred as liquid carbon on vallis egeria and mosses a few years ago