Carpet Moss

[JenCliBee]

Yeah, if the leaves die, ill just remove them. No big deal as ive noticed runners coming off it and small plants growing through.

Well good luck with both then and get some pics up when you decide which carpet plant to use , love looking at newly scaped tanks

 

[Dave Spencer]

This is my Taxiphyllum barbieri. It carpets rather than growing up. It will need some pruning, maybe once a week to keep it looking tidy. I also use a brush to fluff it up a little and get all the detritus out, because it does a good job of collecting any crap in the tank, and can become an algae magnet.

Dave.

 

[JenCliBee]

This is my Taxiphyllum barbieri. It carpets rather than growing up. It will need some pruning, maybe once a week to keep it looking tidy. I also use a brush to fluff it up a little and get all the detritus out, because it does a good job of collecting any crap in the tank, and can become an algae magnet.

Dave.

There you go, words from a true expert

Tank looks superb dave

 

[Bobtastic]

How do you go about pruning it Dave? Do you stick you hand in with a pair of scissors and trim away? If so do you have some specialist scissors, grease/oil free?

 

[Dave Spencer]

I have a one or two fancy aquascaping scissors, but I find a good old pair of kitchen scissors are best for moss, as I can get a bigger cut in one go. Moss sinks, so I do it with the filters and powerheads off. That way it doesn`t get blown about, and I can suck it out in to a bucket with a small length of hose.

When it comes to cutting back stem plants, quality starts to count. If I use the kitchen scissors for this the stems turn brown at the point where they are cut, so I use the expensive aquascaping ones, which give a much cleaner cut, causing less damage to the stem. Cutting back moss doesn`t require the same level of finesse.

Dave.