New "Moss Balls"?

[josephjeon]

I decided my tank finally needed some plants, and I bought some of that vine-like stuff, dwarf mondos (i know they arent really aquatic), and 2 moss balls! I jammed the moss balls in the wood thingy!

Are they real "moss balls" or just wrapped up java moss?

 

[CLDarnell]

They are sort of like rolled up turf. The LFS showed me how they open up and lay flat. They're pretty cool

 

[USMCtanker]

very cool, like how u placed them, i have few my self. some very cool things about them if u google them

 

[Juxtaroberto]

Are they Marimo moss balls? Because if they are, they're their own species and they occur naturally that way. You'll want to squeeze them every once in a while to get any gunk out and prevent common algae from overtaking them.

 

[fishmamma]

very cool, like how u placed them, i have few my self. some very cool things about them if u google them

Tank, I think your being overlly modest about your balls.. go ahead and show him...

and yes, they are very cool... I have one, thought it would look out of place being it just sits there.. but no, it looks great. Recently took a lit peice off of it and stuffed it into a small creves in my wood... still waiting to see if it'll spread or not...

 

[knifegill]

Looks nice, but are you supposed to cover the roots with big rocks like that? I don't know, it seems a little risky. It's as if you're burying the heart of the plant a little.

I have a baby marimo tuft I'm growing out right now. They're so cool!

 

[josephjeon]

Are they Marimo moss balls? Because if they are, they're their own species and they occur naturally that way. You'll want to squeeze them every once in a while to get any gunk out and prevent common algae from overtaking them.

They might be marimo balls? cause i was curious and i squeezed it a little and a lot of stuff just came out. I actually tried to rip it with a little bit of force but it doesnt really like to rip?

 

[josephjeon]

very cool, like how u placed them, i have few my self. some very cool things about them if u google them

i've actually seen pics of your marimo balls, they do look similar, but mine are like golf-ball sized. do they grow relatively fast? and will my placement screw with their growth?

 

[Juxtaroberto]

i've actually seen pics of your marimo balls, they do look similar, but mine are like golf-ball sized. do they grow relatively fast? and will my placement screw with their growth?

Oh, no, they're slow growers. You can expect the diameter to increase by about 5mm/year, and although the web says their max size is a diameter of 4 inches, I think I heard of someone on the site who'd seen ones with a diameter of 10 inches.

 

[SCGeordie]

"In the wild" they apparently lie at the bottom of lakes and are constantly being turned by currents, I read soewhere that they do grow better with this constant turning.