Java moss

[tukker]

It doeant reallyy grow roots, it entangles it more or less

 

[aqua hobbyist]

But will the the roots be food enough to attach to my mopani woods?

 

[tukker]

I'd tie them to the wood, with fishing line, its nearly invisible.cause they don't really have roots, it just grows wherever it wants

 

[aqua hobbyist]

So they would be floating of it was never tied and still be growing while floating?!

 

[Bubbles0oO]

Yea, its a free floating moss, but it grows well if latched onto something

 

[aqua hobbyist]

If you have java moss, could you please show me how you use it?

 

[tukker]

Check my shrimp tank, there is a good photo, I attached it to the back with suction cups with stainlesssteel wire I aswell tied it on a rock or half a coconut shell with fishing wire

 

[aqua hobbyist]

How does the java moss stick to objects and I heard they do best on mopani wood, is that true?

 

[Wy Renegade]

The moss grows onto the surface using rhizoids. As previously stated, they are not a rooted plant, therefore they have no roots. Java moss grows quickly without CO2 or ferts and attaches to any type of wood well. I set a clump next to a piece of driftwood in my salamander tank, it is now beginning to grow up and around the piece of driftwood.

 

[aqua hobbyist]

What kind of light do you use for them

 

[tukker]

Just normal, wich came stock with my tank,

 

[aqua hobbyist]

Many other people say cfls, why not you?

 

[tukker]

What is clfs? I tried tropical daylight(blue and white) on a t5 fitting, tropical sunset (red and white) on a t5. And q normal lamp In my small tank, I see no differences

 

[aqua hobbyist]

Cfls are compact flueroscent bulbs used for plants always. 10 watts cfls are equal to 50 watts incAndescent bulbs!

 

[tukker]

A. normal light will just do fine.

 

[Wy Renegade]

What kind of light do you use for them

Standard flourescent tube strip lights, with three strip bulbs. Personally, I don't like the CFLs, because they tend to raise the temperature of the tank which causes a whole other set of problems. For what its worth, if you goal is to grow plants cheaply, get the alluminum reflector clamp ons and use 10,000K sunlight bulbs. You will get good growth and they are very inexpensive compared to aquarium lights. Don't look real good, but cheap way to go.

 

[aqua hobbyist]

Would 50 watts incandescent work=10 watts of cfl

 

[tukker]

No clue, im not form America or England, I dont really know what it is, I just ask in the petshop or do it yourself store for a new lamp, Wich matches the sizes of the old and the same amount of watts. And go for it

 

[aqua hobbyist]

Do low tech plants grow better under cfls than incandescent bulbs?

 

[tukker]

They just grow or they don't, co2 is a good growth help, lamps.I dont know co2 is the magic word for plants