Fissidens Fontanus

[hensonc4098]

Does anyone know the best value for money place to get this? I know it's pretty slow growing and so that bumps the price up, however I had got 2 "cups" from plantedtanks.co.uk and they came yesterday, only to find each cup only had a tiny amount in, and I've got quite a large area to cover! And the fact that many places sell them as "pads" or whatever rather than loose which is how I need it lol. So I'm having a bit of a hunt about online, but just didn't know if anyone here had any experience buying it from somewhere?
Ta guys

Claire

 

[Ps3Steveo]

If its expensive and you dont want to pay out why not grow it on something in your tank close to the surface as like a propagator, I dont it with java moss, only had a tiny amount and had it on some mesh close to the surface until it covered it then used it to cover a whole piece of slate in a 2" thick lush layer.

 

[hensonc4098]

Currently I've got it on the mesh sitting on the glass brace bit under the hood, I think that should be humid enough for it. But I dunno how long it'll take to fill out because it is pretty slow growing stuff... Considering just selling it on and doing it with something like willow moss or similar.

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Trust me it wont take long, all of a sudden you'll notice its doubled. Every moss I grow from nothing is floated on plastic mesh and it grows so fast.

 

[hensonc4098]

Hopefully it'll start to grow fairly quickly, but all fissidens species, fontanus especially, are renowned for taking a long time to grow. lol. I'm still looking for some more though as currently I only have about 1/6 of what I need