Has anyone ever tried the moss wall method shown here - http/www.aquamoss.net/ with Java Moss? Has it been successful? I have relatively low light conditions, and don't use CO2.
I'm going to try it on a smaller scale for a Betta Barracks but haven't begun the process yet. I don't see why it wouldn't work. I have Java Moss growing well with moderate lighting and no CO2 in another aquarium.
Having tried and failed using this method twice I put it down to the following:
Not enough moss and too many gaps (I had £46 worth for a wall 30" x 20")
No shade for the higher reaches resulting in a lot of algae in the unshaded areas
Mesh too thick or holes not large enough
Also I lost 4 Cardinals and 2 Otos that got trapped behind the mesh and 1 Oto that got his head stuck in the holes of the mesh.
I would seriously reccomend doing a search for Liams thread called New Tank because this is the best example of a moss laden tank I have seen.
So that tank is done with individual suction cups with moss attached? I don't think it would work real well for the carpet effect I'm after... All I have on hand is Java moss, too - and maybe that's not going to be real effective for a carpet either. Maybe I'd be better of with flame moss? I never thought of fish getting stuck in the mesh - thanks for the heads up.