Maintainace of moss tank

[ahwei]

hi guys,

how do u guys maintain a fully mossed tank??

curently i am having a 4 ft moss setup, doing ok... the qns is it seems tat the older mosses are turning brown.

do i need to trim the moss so tat the inner moss will not rot ??how long can i do w/o trimming ??

i am thinking of revamping the whole tank, taking every driftwood out to retie the moss is it adviceable cos i got lots of baby shrimps inside too. definitely going to loose some of those if i tak everything out and redo again.

or is it adviceable to trim the moss so that the inner moss can regrow again??

rgds,
ahwei

[ahwei]

same goes for moss wall?? how to maintain???

[eddyq]

Mosses grow like weeds so just trim them to your desire, like a hair cut. Scoop them with a net but will be messy.

[benny]

I used to pull them out in other to thin them out, but sometimes it's a hassle. So I switched to cutting them there after.

Cheers,

[ahwei]

just pull some out and trim the others... i notice that the bottom moss turn yellowish .. rotting... is it ok? to leave it?? i am afriad over time... the moss will detacch from the dw...

[richietay]

taiwan moss, i find that they will unroot itself from the wood/object you initially tied to when they matured. they unexposed part from lights will turn brown.
and to maintain them once they matured (i mean when they grown thick) by pulling strain by strain, will easily remove the entire bunch.

[ahwei]

so u r suggesting to trim them regularly to prevent inner moss to turn brown?? mine seems does not root to the dw.... need to retie everything..

[kemp]

ahwei, you'll probably need to tie your moss more with fishing line onto your DW or you can use netting. Moss will not root to the DW. Cut/trim your moss regularly too, it will do help to reduce the chance of rotting

[ahwei]

ok... will take note of tat.. tie more....

just want to chk... wats the requirement of moss??


i noe temp is lower the better..

wat abt pH?
kH?? so on..