Constructing a moss wall

[Dangerdoll]

I love it!!!! Now that I will be starting fresh in the new house, Mr. Doll has been talking about just getting a new 55 gallon set-up for me yaaaaaaaaaaaaay Doll!!!

 

[Roan Art]

Cool, DD! Don't forget the pictures

Soon as I get some time (HAH!) I will be making another wall and writing a "how to" for our AquaFacts wiki.

Roan

 

[twig]

Can anyone share some pics?

I hear that using the plastic mesh used for that sewing stuff works great too...

 

[DaisyTattoo]

I was just gonna ask the same thing twig Anybody have any pics of their moss walls?

 

[Roan Art]

I have a video of my millenniums spawning in the tank with the moss wall:

http://aquafacts.net/stuff/millennium.mpg

It's still growing in and you'll have to pardon the banging and thumping around of the camera. One of my collies kept walking into it.

I used some extra window screening we had laying around.

Roan

 

[twig]

I'm going to try this with javamoss >.<

 

[twig]

ohya btw i would angle the bottom out a little bit ... I just spoke to a friend about it and he said if you don't do it the bottom will get light blockage and die.

 

[Dangerdoll]

It's still growing in and you'll have to pardon the banging and thumping around of the camera. One of my collies kept walking into it.

Roan

mmm-hmmmm.... you sure that wasn't just a Saturday night taping, Roan,

 

[TomFromStLouis]

Does anyone know about the longr term health of one of these walls? My moss clumps grow and tend to die off underneath the fresh growth. Wouldn't the moss detach itself after a while?

 

[phanmc]

You still need to trim the moss wall to prevent excessive growth. If the moss anchored by the mesh dies out due to insufficient light, the moss wall will come apart.