2nd Attempt To Java Moss My Rocks

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Tacklebury

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After seeking advice on here it was apparent that I have laid far too much moss on my stones, so last night I tried to do it correctly!!

Sadly it never dawned on me that adding nets to a fish tank could be dangerous, I learnt the hard way :(

So they did look like this

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Now they look like this

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I also decided to cover a few larger stones I have, love the way the bogwood has protected some of this one!

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The missing bit?

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Once the stone was covered with a layer of moss I then stuck a hairnet over and tied it all down with some string. This was the same process I used on the bogwood to

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Closer

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Sadly this is where things went wrong. You will notice the top right has some exposed netting, it never crossed my mind that nets and fish usually have one outcome, I didn't notice when I took the next shot that one of my male mollies was trapped.

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I didn't notice in time and sadly he died.

I tried to save him by cutting the netting off but it was too late, hard lesson learnt. I then removed each piece and wrapped up again, this time covering all exposed nets.

The tank now looks like this

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Whilst I was moving stones I found what I think is my only surviving Cherry shrimp!

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Well that’s about it, I hope you like the results. I will take a few more in a month or so to show before and afters. That’s assuming they grow!!!

Comments and suggestions welcome.
 
looking at the pics in the 'how to' thread I think you may have gone a bit too far the other way and under populated your stones :unsure:

As you say, wait and see what happens but you may find when you prune them you want to use the cuttings to thicken them out a bit.
 
ARGH!!!!!! I CAN'T WIN!!!!!

Typical, it took me ages last night and i killed a fish!!!

Thanks for letting me know!!

Luckily i have 10 2x4 cards arriving off ebay soon!
 
it should be fine mate, just trim it if it gets a bit leggy, then you will have even more java moss to work with, sorry bout the fish man, those hairnets are killers, i use the netting from a shower puff myself (also comes in green)
 
Like your thinking. Not sure what my fiance would say if she got back from work and found her puff thing stuck at the bottom of my tank with loads of Java Moss attached!!

Thanks again.
 
lol you must use a brand new one though! used ones have detergents and stuff on them notttt good for fish, you can get multi packs of em that have white blue and green, and each one has about a metre of netting in it.
 
lol you must use a brand new one though! used ones have detergents and stuff on them notttt good for fish, you can get multi packs of em that have white blue and green, and each one has about a metre of netting in it.
Ikea do them really cheap; pink, blue and green last time I looked :)
 
lol you must use a brand new one though! used ones have detergents and stuff on them notttt good for fish, you can get multi packs of em that have white blue and green, and each one has about a metre of netting in it.

Sorry, couldn't resist adding some comedy!

I should add i would never had used her one, i know wheres she been!!!

God i hope she doesn't read this!!! :hyper:
 

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