The Moss whisperer

**acitydweller** · 01-12-2013, 04:04 PM

im going to rehabilitate some random mosses collected over the past few months. Ive seen some amazing success in a neglected container at work with only adding a few drops of miracle grow liquid fertilizer on some tan colored moss which has now become a dark rich green. though it wasnt anything exotic, it was worth the experiment.

In my shrimp tank, I have cramed random bunches into some nooks and cranies. The tank is also dosed with macro/micros and a tremendous amount of flow turnover. The results have been pristine moss with "textbook" growth as you would see online or frequently on e bay sales photos. Left to their own devices seems to be a good tact to take.

I'm going to experiment with xmas moss in a high tech setup next.
Have any of you taken on growing moss with tips to share?

**MABJ** · 01-12-2013, 04:07 PM

Hmmm. Moss growing tips? I notice my mosses truly thrive where there is light to reach to. They grow slower in the dark.

I don't know why, but I feel like having snails in the tank really helps.

They eat the dead moss so it isn't a drain on the live moss and their poop feeds the moss in turn.

steven p · 01-12-2013, 05:24 PM

i had some flame moss grow perfectly into form, sitting in a water pitcher... and some more start to carpet a torn down tank while it was unused... i think my tip will be, leave it alone sometimes... it knows what to do...

**jimmytruong87** · 01-12-2013, 05:45 PM

I have success with java moss, it needs low light and CO2, it will grow upward as flame moss

01-12-2013, 04:04 PM	#1
acitydweller ओं मणिपद्मे हूं (View User Tanks) PTrader: (126/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New York, NY Posts: 6,077	The Moss whisperer im going to rehabilitate some random mosses collected over the past few months. Ive seen some amazing success in a neglected container at work with only adding a few drops of miracle grow liquid fertilizer on some tan colored moss which has now become a dark rich green. though it wasnt anything exotic, it was worth the experiment. In my shrimp tank, I have cramed random bunches into some nooks and cranies. The tank is also dosed with macro/micros and a tremendous amount of flow turnover. The results have been pristine moss with "textbook" growth as you would see online or frequently on e bay sales photos. Left to their own devices seems to be a good tact to take. I'm going to experiment with xmas moss in a high tech setup next. Have any of you taken on growing moss with tips to share? __________________ Namaste ओं मणिपद्मे हूं My life extends far beyond the limitations of me Keeper of the LIST Last edited by acitydweller; 01-12-2013 at 05:30 PM.. Reason: more flow and more go = more info

01-12-2013, 04:07 PM	#2
MABJ Invert Warrior (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NY Posts: 3,177	Hmmm. Moss growing tips? I notice my mosses truly thrive where there is light to reach to. They grow slower in the dark. I don't know why, but I feel like having snails in the tank really helps. They eat the dead moss so it isn't a drain on the live moss and their poop feeds the moss in turn. __________________ Check out my tanks: Mark's Almost ADA \|18" Long DBP Tank \|10" Tall CRS Spec \| .5 Gallon cube \| Wabi-Kusa Thread \| New to shrimp? Need help? Check out these threads: \|Essential tools to buy\|List of inverts\|Sage advice\| Mark A Belcher Junior, A proud member: DBP Club

01-12-2013, 05:24 PM	#3
steven p Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: columbus, ne Posts: 1,074	i had some flame moss grow perfectly into form, sitting in a water pitcher... and some more start to carpet a torn down tank while it was unused... i think my tip will be, leave it alone sometimes... it knows what to do... __________________ this is a hot link

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01-12-2013, 05:45 PM	#4
jimmytruong87 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New York City, NY Posts: 465	I have success with java moss, it needs low light and CO2, it will grow upward as flame moss