Flame moss!!!

[Robert H]

Both you guys have some awsome moss work going there. Great moss wall.

[Honorable24]

How do you guys keep your moss walls intact because mine always grow too thick and then the end of it dies, causing the whole wall to fall apart.

[CL]

Originally Posted by 4f1hmi

Am I seeing 3 HOB in your tank? How big is that tank? Are you not getting so much water movement for your shrimps?
You guys have awesome moss tanks. I want one myself.

It was a ten galloner. I just had those three filters sitting around and put 'em all on there. It kept junk from settling on my dark sand. I like lots of flow.

Thanks everyone

[jrs]

Yes it is Fissidens fontanus in the pic that has the cherry shrimp

I know there are lots of DIY articles on building moss walls but here is another one that I did.
http://www.pricenetwork.ca/deal/Cons...ll-186748.html

Basically every 3 or 4 months I would take it out of the tank and WHEN IT IS SUBMERGED in a bucket of water I would give it a substantial haircut. The trimmings can be sold or used as seeding for another walll

Also I found that the more water flow (within reason) the less chance of getting any algae

[crimsonbull57]

hey jrs, do you think it would be worth taking out my moss wall and redoing it with peacock moss insted of java moss? will it look that much better?

[jrs]

If by Java you mean Taxiphyllum barbieri, then yes Peacock would be better although I have never used it in a wall myself.

Java is too long and stringy in its growth patterns to look good.

[Craigthor]

CL I love that first picture scape any more info on it?

[A Hill]

Originally Posted by jrs

erect - I tend to get pearling on my mosses which I find annoying

Just a heads up I'm like 99% sure this is not erect moss and is stringy moss.

-Andrew

[Robert H]

Here is some more inspiration from Germany... Flame moss on the left




I am going to be attempting something like this soon. I invested in a special kind of nylon monofilament called "magicians line" that is invisible. It will blend right into the wood or rock without being detected.

[funkyfish]

All these are very nice I hope my tank will look like that one day.
I am in the process of making my G a moss tank for now I got some Taiwan moss, flame moss and java moss. I am planing to get some fisidents and attach it to my manzanita and make a tree out of it. But how do you get moss to make a nice ground cover? Do you attach it to something or what?
I'm also having trouble with some of my Taiwan moss it starting to get some brown tips and some branches of it turning brown as well I do not know why can anyone shine some light to what I am doing wrong.
Thanks

[JennaH]

funkyfish- i have heard of people using stainless steel mesh for carpeting, i think it sinks?

[xximanoobxx]

stainless steel is more dense than water, making it sink.
It works, it also doesn't rust, which is good. A lot of people use it to make moss carpet

[funkyfish]

Originally Posted by JennaH

funkyfish- i have heard of people using stainless steel mesh for carpeting, i think it sinks?

Originally Posted by xximanoobxx

stainless steel is more dense than water, making it sink.
It works, it also doesn't rust, which is good. A lot of people use it to make moss carpet

Thanks!
Is it safe to use with shrimp and snails?

[C2C]

is aluminum mesh better than stainless steel

[4f1hmi]

whichever is available. Both of them should be fine and will not rust and good with shrimps and invertz .