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Driftwood growing tons of Algae, will attaching java moss to it prevent algae ?

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#1 ·
I have a cool Driftwood structure in my aquarium however being up close to the lights is creating a ton of algae.

I was thinking of attaching java moss on a new piece of driftwood and using it to block the light from the other driftwood.

Will the java moss prevent algae from growing on the driftwood or will the algae just grow on the java moss instead?

Thanks.
 
#5 ·
Its some kind of long hair algae.
 
#7 ·
Yes, its near the light. Do you think that is the problem?
 
#9 ·
Get some Amano shrimp. I had three in a 12 gallon tank and they took care of all my algae problems including hair algae. Here is a link to a good page on the Tropica site Algal control - Tropica Aquarium Plants
That is some great information. Do you normally buy yours from a Petco/Petsmart or another place?

That looks like it might do the trick.

Thanks!
 
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