how do i keep my moss ball looking good and growing? I have other plants in my 55 already. Just looking for some advice on the moss. The other plants seem to just flourish. I do add a little bit of Flourish excel.
java moss
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Java Moss just kind of grows. If you want to increase the thickness, snip at it with scissors. It will grow from any ends.
most mosses do not do well with excel added. If you want it to grow ditch the excel and do some form of co2
mellowvision
Seafood Lover
exactly the way I see it. I have co2 and when I'm actually payin attention the moss it doesn't look like anything is happening yet when I ignore it for a few weeks then notice it again its like tripled in size. also java moss does really really good once its established a place in the tank. Mine for the first few months was on the uneasy side. But after time it was fine. Also just a few tips I've figured out with java moss..
1. I've found if you "pull and spread" the java moss apart it regrows and looks a lot better
2. If you want more java moss in the tank take your moss and pull it in half..put 1 on each side and they will meet don't worry...I'm currently in the process of doing that nowl
3. Java moss likes to go inbetween roots, stones, filters, basically anything. I've found a LOT of java moss literally "hidden" under my driftwood or sneaking along the back of My tank.
mellowvision
Seafood Lover
yeah, it does best when it accumulates some crud in the center... if you wedge it between a stone and the glass, it will go nuts.
