I Have A Question About Moss

[Honeythorn]

I got to thinking last night, in my own meandering way.

If I got a ping pong ball, or a round wooden airstone, and scuffed/roughed them up to create a surface to cling to, do you think java moss would grow on either of these if wrapped around and secured to form a ball which could be suspended on very very fine fishing line? They would be off the substrate and nearer the light so that shouldn't be an issue.

I had a notion to create a slightly surreal looking tank at some point in the future, which would involve having a frame over the tank surface, from which I would suspend these balls of java moss interspersed with normal mossballs, to create an unusual aquascape of these hanging green spheres above a black sand substrate, possibly with some sort of carpet?.

If you don't think it would work then I'll use ordinary mossballs and suspend those. But I did wonder if it could be done with the java moss.

 

[Dave Spencer]

Try using Riccia. It naturally forms in to a ball shape.

Dave.

 

[Honeythorn]

Ah I hadn't thought of that, thanks .

 

[Craster]

One of last years AGA competition entries had dangling mossballs. It worked quite well.

 

[aaronnorth]

yes it would work,

 

[Honeythorn]

Aw wow! Yes that's the sort of thing I'm after. what method was used there? Is it a ping pong ball covered in java moss/riccia or something else?

 

[aaronnorth]

java moss spread over the ball, then wrapped in fishing line very well. (not mine BTW)

 

[Honeythorn]

Splendid. Thinking again, a ping pong ball floats (duh) so I wouldn't need to suspend from above, I could arrange the frame under the substrate so they float up..

Ohh I have to draw up a plan now and add it to the other bits of paper containing tank plans. I may need a folder at this rate!

 

[degsod]

Love the idea, i have got tons (well a fair bit) of Java Moss, might give it a ago myself.