Ok, so I got a bunch of free Java moss from work they were getting ready to toss. I decided to try to do a moss carpet. I went to Michael's Art's and Craft's and found this plastic mesh for .39 per 11x14" sheets. I bought two sheets of it. Took my moss, laid it out on one of the sheets, and put the other on top. Now the holes in the mesh looked a little small to me so on the top layer I cut holes and slits in it to make it a little easier for the moss to grow through. Once I had that done I used monofilament fishing line to tie the perimeter of it and I made one tie in the center. Once I did that I marked where I'd tied with a sharpie and cut off the excess. So hopefully in a few weeks I'll start to have a nice thick carpet of java moss rooted firmly to this plastic mesh. The best thing about doing it this way is it's movable (working on a bigger tank now for my planted tank) and once it's established and rooted I can cut contours in it to fit it where I want in my tank. I'll be updating this thread periodically with growth updates. Wish me luck. btw it'll be under 216w of T5-HO (and then 432 when I move it to the 72 
Took me about an hour to do.
Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
Enjoy the pictures.
Took me about an hour to do.
Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
Enjoy the pictures.
make things a lot easier.
