Java moss

SnakeIce · 05-18-2006, 09:45 AM

That looks cool with all the bubbles. Is that moss actually pearling? Or have you just done a water change

reiverix · 05-18-2006, 12:45 PM

Yep, it's a pearling. I find it pearls really good but it's sitting right at the water line beneath a whole lot of light. I swear those low light plants explode into life if you give them more light than what is usually stated.

mvigor · 06-21-2006, 06:19 PM

I'll contribute some pics of Java Moss from my tanks.

reiverix · 06-22-2006, 07:30 PM

Looks good. So java moss is goldfish safe?

mvigor · 06-24-2006, 06:16 PM

He has never eaten any at all.

tetramoon13 · 08-26-2006, 06:09 AM

All of those java moss pics are amazing! what am I doing wrong? Mine has some green growth, but much of it is brown. It is bound to a piece of driftwood.

FreddytheFish · 08-26-2006, 06:18 AM

Very nice!

Sorry, but what's pearling?

wesleydnunder · 08-26-2006, 06:33 AM

Pearling refers to the oxygen bubbles made by the plants during photosynthesis. The bubbles cling to the plants and look like little pearls.

Mark

FreddytheFish · 08-26-2006, 07:14 AM

Thanks!

mvigor · 08-26-2006, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tetramoon13

All of those java moss pics are amazing! what am I doing wrong? Mine has some green growth, but much of it is brown. It is bound to a piece of driftwood.

I've had the best luck with my Java Moss in troublesome tanks when I move it closer to the light source and/or decrease the temperature of the tank a bit (when possible). I still have a 5 gallon hex tank that WILL NOT grow Java Moss, but it does GREAT in every other place I try it.

mvigor · 07-23-2007, 09:58 PM

As an update let me add that I recently tried growing Java Moss in a tank at work in a city 40+ miles from home. I had a tank there for 6 months or so.

The water there was so different that I could not get the Java Moss to thrive at work the way it naturally does at home. I never did figure out what the problem was, but it had to be water related.

Some people are just going to get lucky and have an easier time of some plants due to their tap water.

C Money · 07-31-2007, 08:14 PM

I think Im gonna add some Java Moss when I finish "re-doing" my tank and get some driftwood and rocks in there. It looks great.

05-07-2006, 06:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
reiverix Ach Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,764	Java moss __________________ John R Puffer Forum

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reiverix Ach Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,764	Yep, it's a pearling. I find it pearls really good but it's sitting right at the water line beneath a whole lot of light. I swear those low light plants explode into life if you give them more light than what is usually stated. __________________ John R Puffer Forum

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reiverix Ach Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,764	Looks good. So java moss is goldfish safe? __________________ John R Puffer Forum

06-24-2006, 06:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
mvigor Water keeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 452	He has never eaten any at all. __________________ ~=~MY AQUARIUMS~=~ \| Christian Sermon Audio Archive \| Genealogy

08-26-2006, 06:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
FreddytheFish Anachrønøs Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 961	Very nice! Sorry, but what's pearling? __________________ Вы завербовывалипока?

05-18-2006, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
SnakeIce Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orem UT Posts: 897	That looks cool with all the bubbles. Is that moss actually pearling? Or have you just done a water change

06-21-2006, 06:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
mvigor Water keeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 452	I'll contribute some pics of Java Moss from my tanks.

08-26-2006, 06:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
tetramoon13 *Merry Meet* Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 309	All of those java moss pics are amazing! what am I doing wrong? Mine has some green growth, but much of it is brown. It is bound to a piece of driftwood.

08-26-2006, 06:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
wesleydnunder Resident Cannibal Join Date: May 2006 Location: La Marque, Tx. Posts: 2,301	Pearling refers to the oxygen bubbles made by the plants during photosynthesis. The bubbles cling to the plants and look like little pearls. Mark __________________ If it can't be fixxed with a hammer, then you've got an electrical problem.

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FreddytheFish Anachrønøs Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 961	Thanks! __________________ Вы завербовывалипока?

07-23-2007, 09:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
mvigor Water keeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 452	As an update let me add that I recently tried growing Java Moss in a tank at work in a city 40+ miles from home. I had a tank there for 6 months or so. The water there was so different that I could not get the Java Moss to thrive at work the way it naturally does at home. I never did figure out what the problem was, but it had to be water related. Some people are just going to get lucky and have an easier time of some plants due to their tap water. __________________ ~=~MY AQUARIUMS~=~ \| Christian Sermon Audio Archive \| Genealogy

07-31-2007, 08:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
C Money Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canton, Ohio! Posts: 17	I think Im gonna add some Java Moss when I finish "re-doing" my tank and get some driftwood and rocks in there. It looks great.

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