My moss came in and before I put it in the tank, I want to make double darn sure that nothing else is coming along for the ride. How do I disinfect this stuff? Tank is pristine right now and fish are healthy and I want to keep it that way. Thanks.

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55gallon
Light - 6500K CFL, 23wattsx5 5hr/day
Substrate - Red Mexican Clay, Sphagnum Peat moss, Eco-Complete
Misc- Pressurized CO2, EI Dose KNO3, KH2PO4, CSM-B
Plants -Limnophila Aromatica, Stargrass, Dwarf Hair Grass, Christmas Moss, Baby Tears (HM), Dwarf Baby Tears(HC), Rotala Rotundifolia, Ludwigia Glandulosa, Riccia Fluitans

Thanks. I actually found that on another site. Just finished tying it on its new home in the tank. Already looks good. :-)

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55gallon
Light - 6500K CFL, 23wattsx5 5hr/day
Substrate - Red Mexican Clay, Sphagnum Peat moss, Eco-Complete
Misc- Pressurized CO2, EI Dose KNO3, KH2PO4, CSM-B
Plants -Limnophila Aromatica, Stargrass, Dwarf Hair Grass, Christmas Moss, Baby Tears (HM), Dwarf Baby Tears(HC), Rotala Rotundifolia, Ludwigia Glandulosa, Riccia Fluitans

Well, so much for THAT plan. Soaked it in 1:20 bleach/water for 10 minutes and I still got BBA. Off to the big fish shop in the next county for SAEs. Rush hour, in the dark and the rain.

Already changed half the water, which of course is cutting my CO2 in half. Cutting the lighting down to 8 hours for now until I can get the new clean up crew through quarantine and into the tank. I knew this planted tank stuff was too easy.

Well, the SAEs are in day 3 of quarantine and after the water change and decrease in lighting, it looks like the BBA has slowed down. It's everywhere but not growing as quickly as it was. Come on Monday so I can move the new cleanup crew into place!

Oh, when they say SAEs are touchy when they are moved, boy are they right. I lost the first one in the first hour. The other 5 are looking really good, though.

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55gallon
Light - 6500K CFL, 23wattsx5 5hr/day
Substrate - Red Mexican Clay, Sphagnum Peat moss, Eco-Complete
Misc- Pressurized CO2, EI Dose KNO3, KH2PO4, CSM-B
Plants -Limnophila Aromatica, Stargrass, Dwarf Hair Grass, Christmas Moss, Baby Tears (HM), Dwarf Baby Tears(HC), Rotala Rotundifolia, Ludwigia Glandulosa, Riccia Fluitans

Well, I did bleach it for longer than recommended, my CO2 is at 24ppm and my nitrates are between 4 and 7 ppm at any one time. If they don't do it, the fish are being moved out and I am doing the black bag thing. This is nuts.

Just released the 4 surviving SAEs (1 of the 6 didn't even make it home!) and they are going to town in the tank. The gourami is very interested. Had to tell him to mind his own business (yes, I scold my fish). I didn't realize how much algae my gourami was eating. Sitting here watching the new babies, he was going to town on a fuzzy branch. One of the SAEs thinks he is a zebra danio, swimming along with him quite a bit. Reminds me of the eyeglass commercial where the lady calls in a raccoon thinking it is her cat.

Pardon my ignorance, but what is BBA and SAE???

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30g
Moonlights, green/silver gravel substrate

1 Orange Lyretail Molly
1 Dalmation Molly
2 Swordtail Mollies
1 Female Betta

16 (only 14 caught) newborn fry 05/15/10

I'm guessing BBA is some kind of algae and SAE is a kind of algae eater?

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30g
Moonlights, green/silver gravel substrate

1 Orange Lyretail Molly
1 Dalmation Molly
2 Swordtail Mollies
1 Female Betta

16 (only 14 caught) newborn fry 05/15/10

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55gallon
Light - 6500K CFL, 23wattsx5 5hr/day
Substrate - Red Mexican Clay, Sphagnum Peat moss, Eco-Complete
Misc- Pressurized CO2, EI Dose KNO3, KH2PO4, CSM-B
Plants -Limnophila Aromatica, Stargrass, Dwarf Hair Grass, Christmas Moss, Baby Tears (HM), Dwarf Baby Tears(HC), Rotala Rotundifolia, Ludwigia Glandulosa, Riccia Fluitans

Don't make it too hard.

First kill the lights untill the bba dies off completly.

then adjust lighting so it doesn't come back.

Locals here report that it was the co2 that finally got bba under control

my .02

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fw leiden since 1979, fo salt since 1979, mixed reef 55g 2002-2009. Strong emphasis on the tank taking care of itself. Balanced with plant life, no water changes, tap water, no filters in FW. Only dosing calcium, alk, mag in marine reef tanks. http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/my-...ods-26410.html
recent tanks (till 2009) 7 years- 10g FW leiden 7 yrs, 55g mixed reef 7, 2 yrs, 20g FW leiden, 10 g fw leiden , 29g mixed reef, current tank 55g leiden

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55gallon
Light - 6500K CFL, 23wattsx5 5hr/day
Substrate - Red Mexican Clay, Sphagnum Peat moss, Eco-Complete
Misc- Pressurized CO2, EI Dose KNO3, KH2PO4, CSM-B
Plants -Limnophila Aromatica, Stargrass, Dwarf Hair Grass, Christmas Moss, Baby Tears (HM), Dwarf Baby Tears(HC), Rotala Rotundifolia, Ludwigia Glandulosa, Riccia Fluitans