HELP !!!GREEN SLIME FORMING ON JAVA MOSS HELP!!!!

[xrboy_85]

Hey guys bit of a panic last night.. got home and sat down to waych the clan eat their dinner, and noticed that every little clump of java moss i recentley purchased is forming some stringy looking algae.

how do i fix?? my thoughts are remove all moss and suck up any floating algae. then do a big water chnage

any advice would be fantastic i would love to get rid of it before it runs riot.

TIA Justin

[simmo2302]

is ther such a thing as an algae treatment that doesnt hurt plants ?

if so put java moss in a quarantine tank and treat there b4 it spreads to rest of community tank..

[ILLUSN]

put into a spare small tank and give it a double dose of florish excell

[xrboy_85]

thanks illusion
i am assuming too you mean in the sick tank!!. i ahve also put a dose in the main tank as a precaution, i have not been running any ferts in the tank to see how it goes.

on another topic i have just done a few water tests can you advise if there could be any contributing factors
ca=10ppm
kh=30ppm
phosphate=1
ph=6.5
temp=28

thanks again
Justin

[ILLUSN]

those parameters are all fine i'm guessing you have too much light, try reducing the photoperiod to 8 hours and see if that keeps algae at bay.