Quick Question?

[GAB99]

how long does java moss take to grow in average lighting attached to a rock?

 

[Truck]

depends on what you mean by average lighting, also depends on fertilisation and CO2, there are too many factors to give an accurate estimate.

 

[OldMan47]

I find that mine doubles in volume about every 3to 4 months with no ferts, no CO2 added and no artificial lighting. I try to just use room light so that I don't get tons of algae that is impossible to remove from the java moss. I just gave two of my grandchildren a portion that would fill a coffee cup today. It all came from one tank that had become so overgrown that I never saw the cories go to the bottom of the tank. There was no easy way for them to get there.

 

[GAB99]

yeah im asking this cuz when i bought a supposedly aquatic plant it came with it a few strands of java moss, though the plant is non-aquatic i was thinking of returning it in exchange for the big lump of java moss (pet store lady told me it was algae, fail for her!) but thought since people say its so easy to grow why not give it a shot with the 3 strands?

 

[mr130gallon]

well it took my java moss about a week or 2 to start growing on my bogwood, and now it has grown tonnes and looks great.

 

[GAB99]

well it took my java moss about a week or 2 to start growing on my bogwood, and now it has grown tonnes and looks great.

thanks, did you have alot of die off? i have lterally 3 .25 inch strands and i was hoping to grow moss out of this.

 

[mr130gallon]

umm, i dont think any died off... but you do have a rediculously small bunch try it, it will probably take quite a lot of time for it to grow to an impressive size.

 

[GAB99]

i guess its worth a shot, and its so common that i it doesnt work ill just buy the big wad of it.

how long does it take on average for the cuttings to atach to the object?

 

[Mr Spoon]

I tied mine to bog wood using cotton. The cotton rotted away after 3 weeks and the moss was holding it's self to the wood.

 

[OldMan47]

I have tried tying it to objects and never seemed to have much luck with it stating put. If I could help hold it n a natural position where no flow was trying to move it, it would stay. Otherwise it would break free fairly soon. There do not seem to be any roots or anything that can cling to an object. Maybe you could ask someone like Andy or Aaron in the planted section. They seem quite knowledgeable about plants.