Reply With Quotecant see clearly but looks like mold leh..
This is a patch of emersed Java/Taiwan/Singapore moss that I have on a peice of driftwood. The thing started weeks ago, well before Chinese New Year.
Anyone have any idea what it is?
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cant see clearly but looks like mold leh..
I'll post a better picture if I can tonight... the picture I took there was screwed by the morning sun.
It's a sort of mold imho, so I was wondering if it's better I remove the entire patch of moss instead of trying to cure it with er.. anti-mold?
You can just haul the whole thing off, its very easy to remove wityhout even disturbing the moss underneath. Your enclosure is too moist and needs more air circulation.Originally Posted by |squee|
Yup its definitely mould, fungi of some type...
I had similar stuff on my emersed moss too. Had a hard time picking it out. Strands of it still stuck among mosses. Used a tweezer or a skewer (those satay sticks) to kind of nudge it out. Yeah, better have good circulation. I DIYed a small computer fan in my tank, at low speed. Still kept it really moist, worked wonders.
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MIN
I see! Indeed you guys are right, my tank doesn't have good circulation because I keep the cover on all times. Thanks happy camper and primavera!
I did consider DIY-ing a mini fan... primavera does the fan suck in air from the outside, or does it blow moist air outside, or does it simply circulates the air inside the vivarium itself?
Squee, no need for a fan IMHO, just lift the cover up a bit so that you have a centimeter or so of a gap just so that there can be a bit of air movement. If you live in a warm climate just put the tank outside in a semi shady spot.
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Cameron
The fan just circulates the air inside. I put it so that there's a space behind the fan, don't rest it against the walls. There won't be much air blowing out if you do. Well, just play around with it... quite fun to test the mechanics of air flow.
This setup is actually in Sydney, I'm currently in KL. I also have a temporary setup here, no signs of fungus yet though without fans (its a bottle terrarium). Yeah, have to agree with Cameron that leaving a bit of gap might help. But i also find it dries out really quick, and my mosses here aren't fast growing or fresh. In fact, why I say its temporary is because they barely grow at all, just keeping alive until I finish my large terrarium.
Other points to note: I find that higher temperatures cause fungus, ie. spring/summer in Sydney corresponds with ourbreaks, but only seen it once here in KL though. I like to think of mosses (and orchids) as analogous to humans, we're not comfortable in hot, too moist and airless an environment (I'm sure many locals would agree). Same with mosses, just give them a cool, moist, reasonably airy spot, and they would be happy.
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MIN
Another thing, like what Cameron said, I too have tried it outside, but i find my area too draughty and at times, the temperature soars to the mid 30s. The moss looks a bit shriveled at times. Besides, the terrarium would get more of a viewing indoors.
One curious thing to note. I have large swathes of singapore moss growing on bricks outside in the garden. They were not there before but when it rained frequently for the last couple of months, they popped out of nowhere. Now its drier but they're still hanging on. Beats me, sometimes they are hardy, sometimes they are not.
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MIN
Aye, will take note. You guys have given good info!
Happy Camper, Singapore's a hot and humid place, but not humid enough to leave crypts exposed to air imho. I'll try and see how... the cover is off till I see signs of drying out.
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