Experimental moss

[Gillie]

So before winter hit us hard in Michigan, I found some moss growing in my yard so I figured what the heck we'll see what happens. Well this is what happened http://rs719.pbsrc.com/albums/ww194/gillie_photos/20150221_202903.jpg~320x480

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[Alexwm125]

Whaaaat from moss in your yard?! Lol if I got lucky enough to find a terrestrial moss that could convert I'd harvest all of it lol free moss!


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[Gillie]

Yeah it's pretty weird stuff I need to trim and lay it across some wood to see how it does that way.

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[azmodan]

Looks pretty similar to stringy moss, which I believe grows in North America too.


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[trennamw]

Yard moss will live submerged?? That'd be nice ... Living in Oregon it's our state flower.


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[Alexwm125]

Seriously our state flower is moss...??? Lol


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[Gillie]

Looks pretty similar to stringy moss, which I believe grows in North America too.


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If stringy moss is very course and stiff that may be it, this stuff could almost stand without water.

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[Mebbid]

Interesting. I will have to keep an eye out for some after the thaw. Do you have a picture of it before going into your tank?

 

[Gillie]

Interesting. I will have to keep an eye out for some after the thaw. Do you have a picture of it before going into your tank?

Unfortunately I don't have a before pic

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[Gillie]

So the moss ended up trapping any piece of junk that happened to float by. Unable to actually get it cleaned up, I scrapped it.

Here's a different moss that I found a couple days ago.
http://rs719.pbsrc.com/albums/ww194/gillie_photos/20150407_223048.jpg~320x480
http://rs719.pbsrc.com/albums/ww194/gillie_photos/20150407_223158.jpg~320x480

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[Autumnsky]

So the moss ended up trapping any piece of junk that happened to float by. Unable to actually get it cleaned up, I scrapped it.

Here's a different moss that I found a couple days ago.
http://rs719.pbsrc.com/albums/ww194/gillie_photos/20150407_223048.jpg~320x480
http://rs719.pbsrc.com/albums/ww194/gillie_photos/20150407_223158.jpg~320x480

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Sounds like the first moss would be a good tank cleaner in a filter, like living filter floss, lol.

Very interesting to see the land moss going submerged.

 

[DaleV87]

I guess I may to search this 7 acres and see what I can find lingering around since the thaw too.
Pretty neat Gillie.


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