My 9 yr old son's tank

[Mr. Mom]

Now as for tying down plants to objects, other than the method you already used, some keepers will get brown cotton thread, or fishing wire then firmly, (but lose enough not to chock the roots) tie the plant to the wood

I've utilized the cotton thread before on anubias and windelov plants. But I'm more asking about attaching Java Moss specifically. As it doesn't possess the root/bulb/stem other plants have. Basically it comes down to ... will the plant anchors work for securing the Java Moss? Of should I've used something else?

As for the rest of your message I'm at a loss for words ... but thank you.

 

[Fat Homer]

Okay for moss, a similar method but more time consuming method is get some old newspaper and place it on a tray and add water till its really damp...

Place the moss on the newspaper and separate a few strands at a time and place the strands over the area you want to place the moss.... Such as a piece of slate or driftwood...

Make sure the strands are all in the direction you want it to face when it grows...

Once you have a decent layer, you can then proceed to tie it down and then let it grow out in the tank...

PS, if you dont want to lay it down strand by strand, you can do it as a large clump of moss, but it may take on a more wild look as it grows..






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[projectile]

Mosses like java and christmas can be superglued , works like a charm.

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[fishboy36]

wow your son did an awesome job!! I wouldn't be able to pull that off when I was nine.....just wait 9 years later when his 18 and having a crazy monster fish tank x)....I would be proud of him! good luck to fish keeping to you and your son!

 

[Pole]

just making sure he ain't overwhelmed, plus too many tanks means that he cannot focus on the quality of the aqua scape. u should seriously consider converting a tank to a palaudarium that will combine land and water,allowing unique critters. a few good quality tanks will be much more rewarding if he focuses on them


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[Fat Homer]

^ That i can agree with, doing it slowly one tank at a time helps you hone in on your vision, and since we only have limited control over what live plants will do overtime, the tank will evolve and somewhat change our direction as well till its all filled in...


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[BIRD_MAN]

That's awesome!!!! I just became the proud parent of a baby boy and I can't wait to get him into the Monsterfishkeepers lifestyle. Right now at 4 weeks old I already have him next to my 180g and he can't keep his eyes off of it!!!


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[Mr. Mom]

Okay for moss, a similar method but more time consuming method is get some old newspaper and place it on a tray and add water till its really damp...

Place the moss on the newspaper and separate a few strands at a time and place the strands over the area you want to place the moss.... Such as a piece of slate or driftwood...

Make sure the strands are all in the direction you want it to face when it grows...

Once you have a decent layer, you can then proceed to tie it down and then let it grow out in the tank...

PS, if you dont want to lay it down strand by strand, you can do it as a large clump of moss, but it may take on a more wild look as it grows..

Mosses like java and christmas can be superglued , works like a charm.

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Thanks you guys ... never thought of super glue before. As for the strand by strand method ... that's something I'd probably get my son to do (he'd probably do it ... I'd probably give up after half a dozen strands myself). Great ideas and advice for future endeavors ... thanks again
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wow your son did an awesome job!! I wouldn't be able to pull that off when I was nine.....just wait 9 years later when his 18 and having a crazy monster fish tank x)....I would be proud of him! good luck to fish keeping to you and your son!

I am proud ... and more than just the fishtanks. My oldest son has opened up many new avenues for me. Thanks for the comment.

That's awesome!!!! I just became the proud parent of a baby boy and I can't wait to get him into the Monsterfishkeepers lifestyle. Right now at 4 weeks old I already have him next to my 180g and he can't keep his eyes off of it!!!

Congrats on the baby ... whether boy or girl ... they're all cool. Our first tank went into the kids room (its still there my 30G). Biggest thing I can give you for advice though ... let the kid pick its own passions/directions. My son had shown minimal interest the first 2-3 yrs I had a tank ... but I never made him do any of the maintenance. He's watched my mistakes and attempts at bettering myself. Then one day asked for his own tank ... my wife was against it. So he adopted one of mine instead ... to make his own. That's how it started. Now we've got something we enjoy together and teach each other.

 

[Mr. Mom]

just making sure he ain't overwhelmed, plus too many tanks means that he cannot focus on the quality of the aqua scape. u should seriously consider converting a tank to a palaudarium that will combine land and water,allowing unique critters. a few good quality tanks will be much more rewarding if he focuses on them

^ That i can agree with, doing it slowly one tank at a time helps you hone in on your vision, and since we only have limited control over what live plants will do overtime, the tank will evolve and somewhat change our direction as well till its all filled in...

I agree as well Pole ... it's one of the reasons I'm allowing him to take a couple of my tanks. Should something happen, I know I can manage the maintenance and upkeep on my own. We will one day do a palaudarium ... been reading about a few of them now ... including yours Fat Homer. Currently we're slowly working our way tweeking and fixing the 4 tanks currently in our house. Mind you everytime we finish one .... we realize something more we should've done in another.
He's currently satisfied with having the 2 tanks. (He's asked about my 29G ... I vehemenently said NO) And the 55G, he won't touch as its in our living room and faces the scrutiny of my wife (his mom) ... Mind you when we retackle that tank, he'll be helping. It's just my 29G I'm not allowing him input on ... although that water onion he allowed me to have .... I ended up putting it where he suggested (but I was thinking of putting it there anyways).

Next up ... little tweeking on the 30G now he's got his boost of confidence and helping him fix his 29G from the damage I helped cause.

 

[Pole]

I agree as well Pole ... it's one of the reasons I'm allowing him to take a couple of my tanks. Should something happen, I know I can manage the maintenance and upkeep on my own. We will one day do a palaudarium ... been reading about a few of them now ... including yours Fat Homer. Currently we're slowly working our way tweeking and fixing the 4 tanks currently in our house. Mind you everytime we finish one .... we realize something more we should've done in another.
He's currently satisfied with having the 2 tanks. (He's asked about my 29G ... I vehemenently said NO) And the 55G, he won't touch as its in our living room and faces the scrutiny of my wife (his mom) ... Mind you when we retackle that tank, he'll be helping. It's just my 29G I'm not allowing him input on ... although that water onion he allowed me to have .... I ended up putting it where he suggested (but I was thinking of putting it there anyways).

Next up ... little tweeking on the 30G now he's got his boost of confidence and helping him fix his 29G from the damage I helped cause.

for ur guppy tank, get dwarf African frogs