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    After 2 months, moss is getting thicker and begins to fill up the tank. This tank is now appearing very cramped and a rescaping is long overdue.

    As i do not intend to do major changes, any suggestion what to take out from the tank?



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    like the wild looks, would rather leaving it untouch, perhaps just a bit of touch-up and maintenance. Care to share what's the plants' list?
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    lots of moss there, it will be unkempt if not enough trimming is done. Nice scape nonetheless.
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    i wouldn't know how to tell you what to take out cos it seems like everything is connnected.. if i say take this twig out it may turn out is a big fat stick...and then that changes everything.

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    ranmasatome, that is exactly how i feel. Initially i created a small path leading in just before the cryptocoryne. However, moss grew in and took over.

    richietay, most of the plants are moss.
    Erect moss is attached to the long mid level bogwood.

    The big ball on the left side of the bogwood is the can't-make-it-weeping-moss (erect wannabe):-



    The ground level moss are mostly spikey moss with a bit of fissidens and mini pellia here and there

    The rear of the tank is occupied with fast growing plants - ludwigia inclinata, eusteralis stella, rotala sp. "green"

    The small batch of greenery on the right of foreground is japan hair grass.

    Also, there are cryptocoryne wendtii "brown" and narrow java fern.
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    nice growth of your moss! really healthy, nice. you having chiller?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kemp
    nice growth of your moss! really healthy, nice. you having chiller?
    Yes kemp, temperature ranges 25.1 to 25.9 degree celcius.
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    If this tank is CO2 enriched then go slow with non-CO2 approach, lower lighting wattage and less maintainace. But some of the smaller foreground plants might suffer thought.

    Your scape is a heaven for shrimps to live.

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    wow! no wonder your moss are so healthy. you intend to keep CRS in it?
    Quote Originally Posted by zenscape
    Yes kemp, temperature ranges 25.1 to 25.9 degree celcius.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kemp
    wow! no wonder your moss are so healthy. you intend to keep CRS in it?
    Kemp, i thought so when i first decided to grow moss in this tank. However I gave up the idea after i could hardly see the 100 cherry shrimps i dumped in. There are too many places for them to hide and only few of them come out occasionally.

    But i was pleased to discover a few shrimplets last night, which means they are doing fine and breeding in this tank .
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    i like!!! but trim the moss a bit la they grow back fast once established
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    very nice green tank u had..
    like it alot.... hope my 4ft at home look like yours too... but got problem growing moss... ( taiwan moss ) cos no chiller. my tem is like 27C



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    zenscape, thanks for the reply, certainly a variety of plants in there!

    stmoo, temperature of 27c is still fine for moss .
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    Quote Originally Posted by zenscape
    Kemp, i thought so when i first decided to grow moss in this tank. However I gave up the idea after i could hardly see the 100 cherry shrimps i dumped in. There are too many places for them to hide and only few of them come out occasionally.

    But i was pleased to discover a few shrimplets last night, which means they are doing fine and breeding in this tank .
    hey! when you have a swarm of CRS, you'll certainly see them all around. I'm sure your tank is a great place for keeping CRS. i seriously feel that you should.

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    kemp, a "swamp of crs" is going to cost me an arm or leg..
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    Quote Originally Posted by stmoo
    very nice green tank u had..
    like it alot.... hope my 4ft at home look like yours too... but got problem growing moss... ( taiwan moss ) cos no chiller. my tem is like 27C


    stmoo, thanks and i agree with richie. 27 c is fine. Recommend you to try spiky moss. They are tough, fast growing and not so demanding on temperature

    I have a smaller 2.5 ft tank with just fan and they are doing well there.
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    hi ya, great looking tank. .... care to depart with some of ya mosses. I m just startin mine (after giving it up 3 mths ago ;P)

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    a swarm wouldn't cost you that. Because with your tank, i'm pretty sure you can get them breeding. Just get a few, your tank certainly ideal for CRS breeding
    Quote Originally Posted by zenscape
    kemp, a "swamp of crs" is going to cost me an arm or leg..

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    hi , beutiful moss , i have a 4 ft tank with taiwan moss tie on rift wood and moss wall but for months laio still not growing water temp 25c ..... water is clear any body can advise .

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    Quote Originally Posted by superchevy
    hi , beutiful moss , i have a 4 ft tank with taiwan moss tie on rift wood and moss wall but for months laio still not growing water temp 25c ..... water is clear any body can advise .
    Superchevy, moss are slow growers. It may have grown but you don't realise it. Are the tips of your moss in bright green colour? This is one of the indications that they are fine and growing.

    Or are the moss turning brown?

    Perhaps you let us know what's the light intensity, photoperiod, and whether it is a CO2 enriched tank? The temperature of 25c is fine.

    Take a picture of your tank and let us see what's your moss condition.
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