Idea for Floating Java moss

[dougolasjr]

Attached a picture of what im thinking about doing so I can have some places for my RCS to hang out besides the bottom of the tank.

1. Do you think the fishing weight would be safe for inverts?
2. Would the current from a sponge filter cause the ball to be pushed around too much?
3. would the moss grow only on the top side?

thanks

View attachment ideafloating.moss.bmp

 

[deeleywoman]

ms paint ftw!!!

 

[toddnbecka]

A rock would be better than a lead fishing weight. As for the floating ball idea in general, duckweed and/or Najas (or some other floating plant) would serve the purpose and be easier to work with.

 

[Fishfamily_MA]

Petco sells something like that. They use ping pong balls with the moss sewn around them. Great idea

 

[excuzzzeme]

Petco sells something like that. They use ping pong balls with the moss sewn around them. Great idea

. . . and purple string!


Sorry, couldn't resist!

 

[dougolasjr]

A rock would be better than a lead fishing weight. As for the floating ball idea in general, duckweed and/or Najas (or some other floating plant) would serve the purpose and be easier to work with.

I really would rather not have it just floating randomly around the tank thats why I wanted to have some place to anchor it too. I also figured it would easier to rearrange a fishing weight than having to move a rock around.

 

[moby goby]

I wrap some java moss around a bio ball and let it float in the tank. The bio ball's irregular surface gives the moss something to adhere to easily. The ball tends to stay in one corner but I've also seen it spinning in the flow of the hang-on-tank filters after the filter's cleaned and the flow is strongest. I never thought about making it stationary though. Good idea.

 

[petluvr]

. . . and purple string!


Sorry, couldn't resist!

:rofl: :rofl:

 

[dougolasjr]

I wrap some java moss around a bio ball and let it float in the tank. The bio ball's irregular surface gives the moss something to adhere to easily. The ball tends to stay in one corner but I've also seen it spinning in the flow of the hang-on-tank filters after the filter's cleaned and the flow is strongest. I never thought about making it stationary though. Good idea.

What is a Bio Ball?

 

[platytudes]

I think a fishing weight is fine to use, it's the same kind of stuff plant weights are made of (the flexible kind that wraps around plants).

I don't know if it would hold onto the Styrofoam very well, you might want to try the bio ball idea. These are plastic balls that go in sumps of saltwater or pond tanks (guess they could be used in freshwater too). They look like this:

I'm not sure if they sink or float, though...