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Update for anyone interested.

I've done little lately with aquaria things, been trying to organize the apartment, car repairs here and there, and practicing guitar again. In other words, got off track.

Some of my mosses took a turn for the worse.
The culprit is algae because I added too much fert, plus no water movement in their 'mosstainers', and lack of better maintenance on my part. I've added a large squirt of Excel to each one to try and combat the algae, and a 7 day or longer blackout starts now.. Followed by some removal of 'the brown stuff' and a brief potassium permanganate dip for the green stuff.

I'll obviously have to start paying more attention on a regular basis, and some setup changes to be made.

Also, my taiwan moss turned brown, trying to reverse it but not sure how that's going to go.. I've made dead moss grow me 2 tiny new green shoots before but it took 3 months !

Spring is almost here, I've chosen a seller named Aquatic Magic in Malaysia to buy some new mosses from.
I just have to decide what types I want. He has most likely added new species since December.

I'm also expecting a couple more types thru fellow hobbyists and contacts. Get here fast spring !

That's all for now.

The Amazon Nut...

What I've learnt.

1. I don't have room to grow multi types of moss at once to compare as it is best grown in tanks, and I only have room for 2 tanks. (my ambition was bigger then my means)

2. Containers/Bottles with water do not work for growing samples of moss, and is also a poor way to store it. Algae, cyano, or mildew will hit.

3. I'm still addicted to moss.

RECENT DOINGS

JAVA MOSS
- took over my 10g tank, was in supreme health besides being neglected, was standing up similar to erect moss. It even emmersed from the tank ! Tank temp was 78F.
I have emptied out this tank completely, bagged up a sample of the moss to possibly grow it again later, and sold the rest online, mostly to aquarists thru a local site. My 10g will be redone and I'm still deciding what type of moss will grow in there next.

WEEPING MOSS
I threw the smallest pinch into my 40g months ago
It's now a jungle of moss growing on the substrate, taking over the crypts even. I had a bad case of BBA all thru the tank. I have been underdosing Flourish Excel, whenever I remember. The BBA is about 70% gone now. Once the BBA is gone, I will do what I did with the Java Moss, save myself a sample, and sell the rest. Weeping Moss looks amazing but would look even better on a large piece of driftwood, then on the substrate. My tank temp is 76F, I've added no ferts or co2 to this tank for over 8 months. Light is 1.5wpg.

PICS


You can especially see here, the moss choking out the crypts..




I need to get this out before my crypts die.
Moss makes an awesome carpet, but if not trimmed it will become a total blanket. I'm half tempted to pull out all the other plants and let the moss grow right across, and give it Amano haircuts hehe

I have a healthy sample of erect moss although it's been in a ziplock bag for months. My fissidens sample from my friend turned all brown in it's baggie. I don't know if I can get it to sprout a green patch or not. I have a bit of Xmas moss in a bottle but that might be algae.
These are all the samples I have left until I buy or trade for more types.

So my strategy is to grow 2 types of moss (one in each tank). Take a pic or 2, Save a sample for myself, sell the rest, then grow the next type of moss.








The Amazon Nut...