BigXor Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Unfortunately I have BBA in my display tank and wanted to moved some moss to a new shrimp tank. I only use Peacock Moss and know from experience that H2O2 kills it. So I tried a 1:20 mixture bleach that I neutralized the pH with KH2PO4 to 7.0 (bleach is 14 pH). I started with this moss screen: A precise dip of three minutes bleached the chlorophyll from the leaves. It didn't die, but it didn't regain it's color. The new growth is dark green and the old growth is still yellow. So how do I kill algae on moss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler44 Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 I killed bba on my Java moss with 1/2 hydrogen peroxide and the other 1/2 tank water. I put the whole portion of moss in a cup with the solution for 40 minutes. After 40 minutes is done I took it out and rinsed it in the sink then put it in a new cup with just tank water. The next day all the bba turned pink/ red and dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigXor Posted November 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 I killed bba on my Java moss with 1/2 hydrogen peroxide and the other 1/2 tank water. I put the whole portion of moss in a cup with the solution for 40 minutes. After 40 minutes is done I took it out and rinsed it in the sink then put it in a new cup with just tank water. The next day all the bba turned pink/ red and dead. I'll have to try some at 1/2 strength. I was using full strength and it killed my moss. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Pretty sure the yellow ones are dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigXor Posted November 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Not to worry, I pulled it off and put some fresh on. The bleach worked on some of my stems, but the moss just didn't like it. I just switched my tank back over to low tech. Seems the BBA took hold with and without CO2. All CO2 did was make me prune the plants all the time. I'm more interested in the shrimp and fish than messing around with plants. As far as BBA goes, I think it has something to do with light intensity. The leaves of the swords closest to the light had more BBA on them. I have a four bulb t5HO. I disconnected every other bulb, so I have two bulbs on two timers. One of the bulbs is a 4000K for my viewing, set at 12 hours and one 6500K for plant growth set at 4 hours in between. I snipped off all the BBA leaves and I'll see how that does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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