the real moss balls are slow growing algae. the other so called moss balls is just java moss. if your going to make a moss background i would get something that looks a little better then java moss.
Moss Ball Question.
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straitjacketstar;2662550; said:Sweet spizz
I started with just a small tuft that came as a contaminant in a plant order. I wedged it into a crevice on a small piece of wood and 5 years later that one small tuft turned into this:
I've seen it used elsewhere to carpet wood, as groundcover and background as well. It works beautifully as groundcover as it looks like a clean miniature lawn. Starting out with a good amount you can easily cover a background or substrate and all you have to do is wait till it really takes hold, takes off and fills in the rest.
Take a look around the AGA contest pages. You'll find lots of inspiration there.
http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2007.cgi?&op=showcase&category=0&vol=0&id=101
Dude! That is some sick ass stuff!!!
Here's some pics from my first proper tank when I was 10 (bad aquascaping, algae, reflections from glass)
Moss under syno
Moss under gourami
It grew over 100% of the exposed surface area of my driftwood (my DW was the size of my head)
It came with some collected driftwood and spread everywhere! It looked nice at the time but because it grew so fast I considered it a weed...
now I want it back so badly
why did I ever eradicate it?!
here's another tank of mine (cherry shrimp)
