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How to handle a Java moss overload

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Today I bought some plants off a local TPT member - pellia, stringy moss, and what I THOUGHT was going to be a decent, respectable amount of Java moss.

What I got was a mind-boggling amount of Java moss. It was almost a fully-packed gallon bag. I was completely unprepared for the sheer insanity of how much moss I got.

So now, I need some options. There's more than enough here for both my tanks and pretty much any configuration I can think of, emersed or submersed. What are some nice things I can do with it? Should I make a green wall? Smother some driftwood? Make vines, make trees, make underwater chia pets?

(And no, Java moss loathers, 'kill it with fire' is not an option :rolleyes: )
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You could do any/all of those things and/or you could RAOK some of it!
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I could, but I'm hoping people who've grown it before will give me some ideas on what does/doesn't work or looks nice... and if I have enough left over, I might sell it to my LFS or something haha
You can sell it or give it to other people

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Sounds like the plant version of a fruitcake... nobody wants to keep it, just gift it to someone else!

I DO want to use it, I'm just wondering what people have done with it that looks nice.
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Personally don't like it. Good for a fry tank though

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This sounds like a perfectly valid excuse to have to buy another tank. Run with it.
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Make a house?

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Should I make a green wall? Smother some driftwood? Make vines, make trees, make underwater chia pets?
Yes. In that order. Green wall is a perfect project with that much to start with. As is covering driftwood or making trees

I'd prob start with the moss wall, then cover some wood, then see what's left over and take it from there


Haha, plant fruitcake
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Make Moss wall. It will be out of the way and give a nice look to the tank.
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