new java wall adventure

[xfactor6699]

ok so i did some research and the java wall that i have right now i guess will die because as it grows it has nothing to attach to and eventually will sufficate so i have ran different options through my mind and came up with a slate java wall.... and today is the day that i start this adventure... follow this thread as i will be posting pics and seeing if this really will work any questions or advice please post and i will comment back... have a god day and wish me luck

 

[xfactor6699]

Here is the rock

 

[xfactor6699]

Just finished cleaning the slate now I'm going to take down old java wall that won't be fun lol

 

[xfactor6699]

The final it was a pain but worth it I think

 

[jetajockey]

why would it suffocate? When my java moss grows on it's own it branches out, it only compacts when I make it.

 

[xfactor6699]

Because it will keep growing around itself and the java moss that's in the middle gets no light or water flow causing it to rot and die

 

[jetajockey]

I could see that happening if it was left growing for a really long time but if you have a good water flow to it, it'll grow outwards and can be trimmed accordingly. FWIW I've got java moss in a lot of tanks and have never had any go brown and die like that.

 

[xfactor6699]

I dont know if its the java walls that have this issue due to the fact that its compact and u restrict water flow when it grows out but that's what I found was happening to other peoples java walls so I changed it