java moss coconut cave
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actually takes longer than i thought to make.. well to "make" it only takes 5 min but for the moss to actually anchor and grow on the shell, that takes a bit of time.. mine been standing there for almost a week now, i occasionally spritz it with some water so it wont dry out.. but i dont know i tried pulling a small piece and it just came off without a problem.. In the process im thinking of maybe doing the whole bowl thing but every 3-4 days putting the actual shell/moss under an aquarium light and letting it stay that way for a day.. then covering it up again with a bowl..
what if you lowered the water jevel a bit, bput the coconut in a tuperware and floated it in the tank with the java moss on it, either with water or thread?
I've never done it before but it seems like it might be a good idea, theres ample light and moisture for the moss to take off pretty well I would think.
Just a thought
I've never done it before but it seems like it might be a good idea, theres ample light and moisture for the moss to take off pretty well I would think.
Just a thought
i dont know correct me if im wrong but this is how i did it (photoshop version)
put it in a warm/humid environment (i put it not 2 far from my radiator)
was this how the original instructions intended for it to be??
The way i want to try it is actually
and the final product should be like this
put it in a warm/humid environment (i put it not 2 far from my radiator)
was this how the original instructions intended for it to be??
The way i want to try it is actually
and the final product should be like this
okay so today after spritzing the moss i decided to just add it to the tank and see how it does there.. Hey what do you know.. the moss actually stuck. (few pieced floated away but majority stuck)
Here are a few pictures
Molly fry enjoying the coconut
The coconut looks just "okay" i didnt have alot of moss so i just used what i had.. (in the 2nd picture you actually see a bunch that ive been growing now for about week and a half..)
I will leave the coconut in the tank for another week. Then what i will probably do is take it out and do the plate/bowl thing again. But this time instead of using big chunks of the moss i will cut it into half inch strips and apply them on the coconut that way more of the surface will be covered..
Here are a few pictures
Molly fry enjoying the coconut
The coconut looks just "okay" i didnt have alot of moss so i just used what i had.. (in the 2nd picture you actually see a bunch that ive been growing now for about week and a half..)
I will leave the coconut in the tank for another week. Then what i will probably do is take it out and do the plate/bowl thing again. But this time instead of using big chunks of the moss i will cut it into half inch strips and apply them on the coconut that way more of the surface will be covered..
