Java Moss

[keane]

Hi to all,

I bought some Java Moss off cla55y19 from here, which arrived yesterday.

I am planning on attaching some to my pieces of slate tonight but I also have three pieces of bogwood that I won on ebay the other day (£1 per piece and the smallest is 15" long ) that I would like to attach some moss to.

Obviously though, I haven't had a chance to soak it properly, which is gonna take at least of couple of weeks.

Is there any way I can preserve some of the Java Moss until my bogwood is ready?

I still have it in the plastic tub it came in. Could I keep some of it in there, soaking in tank water, until I am ready to use it?

Any ideas or thoughts would me most welcome.

Thanks

Steve.

 

[emma12321]

You can just leave it in a bowl on the windowsill covered with water, it will be fine, i have it growing in my frog tank with only natural light and it still grows fast.

Emma

 

[keane]

You can just leave it in a bowl on the windowsill covered with water, it will be fine, i have it growing in my frog tank with only natural light and it still grows fast.

Emma

Luvly jubly .

thanks emma

 

[RYO]

You don't really have to soak your wood for a few weeks . Just give them a good soak in hot water for a few days. If they leach don't worry, wont do any harm. If you don't like the tannins in the water ( i do, looks real natural and if you have anything like tetras in your tank they will glow) just do a water change every couple of days instead.
Leaching can last months on some wood.

 

[zig]

Just float it in the tank, you could use a piece of airline hosing made into a circle to keep it together and in the one place.

 

[keane]

smashing .

thanks all.

steve

 

[littleimp]

That's good to know, been hoping that the seller is going to be doing this regularly as my tank isn't quite set up yet but if OK on the windowsill I can sort it out!!!

 

[boxman]

I soaked my bogwood for about a week with boiling water, changed a couple of times a day.

The best thing I found for tannins is to get yourself 'Polyfilter' - it's expensive but basically is a tougher filter wool/sheet. This removes the tannins VERY effectively - it is best with a canister filter though in my experience.

I attached my javamoss into a couple of little holes in the bogwood, none of them tied on and it soon started to grow! I find if you cut it right back every now and then it almost seems to grow more quickly!