Cleaning moss

BioHazard

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Mar 15, 2009
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Would it be okay if I just took out the driftwood that my flame moss is attached to, and rinsed it under sink water? I use the python to try and get all the dirt out of it, but I feel like it doesn't do that good of a job. I'd rather just yank it out every once in a while, and rinse it really well. Or, I could use a bucket with treated water.
 
Either way would be fine. I use to have a moss wall that I had the same problem with. I took the whole thing out of the tank a couple times and rinsed all the gunk out of it in the sink. I finally got tired of it and tossed the whole thing out.
 
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if I got tired of it after a while. It looks nice when its clean, but it gets dirty soooo fast! Maybe if I hook up a powerhead blowing on it. I just don;t want to turn my tank into a whirlpool.
 
I put a powerhead near my wall and it helped a bit. But in the long run it was too much of a pain. Your right,when clean,they look awesome. But keeping them clean is the hard part.

Whatever you do,taking the whole thing out and rinsing it off under the sink,or in a bucket with treated water should be fine.
 
Use a turkey baster and blow a jet of water on them often and it'll keep all of the junk out of it. It also helps to keep the moss trimmed.
 
I second the turkey baster suggestion! Works great.
 
I've never really had a problem with my moss being dirty. I just swish it around in water to clean it.
 
The driftwood my moss is on is inconvenient and messy to remove 'cause of all the plants and my kuhlis live under it and it never goes back in the same exact position it was in before I grab it. So, I baste it.

If I could I'd just swish it around in a bowl of tap water. Brief exposure to tap water won't hurt the moss.
 
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