Moss floor

[gene]

Hi guys been working at my moss tank for awhile right now, have a christmas wall back ground and a huge drift wood with flame moss. now gonna work on the soil, which i think i would be using either spiky or taiwan moss.

Taiwan moss dont seems to be available in large quantity here huh? haha so maybe gonna use spiky moss on plastic mesh on my gex soil base. What you guys think? Or would it be better to use wire mesh?

[Salphur]

Hi, I think stainless steel would be better as a moss base on the substrate. I have this misconception that the plastic mesh will 'float' away as it is quite light.

Cheers!

[larlee]

I tried plastic, it floats.
i have to add weights

[gene]

yah i tried and failed lol... will use some wire mesh soon! will grow a forest of spiky moss!

[KSLEE013]

1 thing about moss floor is that it tend to collect alot of dirt overtime. Need to suck out the dirt regularly. But it will be something new.

Wish you luck.

[KSLEE013]

1 thing abt moss floor is that it tend to collect alot of dirt overtime, need to suck out the dirt from the moss regularly.

[antitrust]

yea.. i use a big syringe to shoot a jet of water at my moss regularly.. then let the dirt drift away into my filter outlet..

[WiNd08]

can get those stainless steel mesh at hardaware shops !

[YiDaLi]

can get those stainless steel mesh at hardaware shops !

Bro, are they very expensive?

[WiNd08]

quite cheap if i'm not wrong

can get one whole big piece and cut into desirable size yoruself

[alexlbw]

quite cheap if i'm not wrong

can get one whole big piece and cut into desirable size yoruself

Bro, may i know which hardware shop to get?? i have hunted for it for quite awhile and hardware shop nearby my place seems like not carry this type of wire mesh!!

[Pork Life]

Got any pictures of your moss floor to show yet? Would be quite interesting .

[gene]

its on the way! will go get some mesh tomorrow, the sudden introduction of the fan seems to have lowered the temp by a fair bit!

[Chr1stoph3r_L1m]

use those bbq de also can right ??
don't know the gap very big anot.
planning to cut it to a A4 size and use it for my moss wall.
one whole backgroup.

[WiNd08]

the gap for the bbq tye is too big! and they are not stainless steel i think..

i think you can get whole used to stop rodents into house that type. the gap is even smaller than the bbq type

[Chr1stoph3r_L1m]

I stay at seng kang, U think any where nearby can gt for the mesh ??

[gene]

Never really explore much places in your area but clementi is quite cheap. $3 a feet i think

[benjamin.fxj]

I've tried making a moss wall before. Tying the moss by using fishing line to go in and out and in and out of the mesh is very tiring! But the effect is quite nice at the end of it. After trying on my tiny betta tank I've given up hopes of doing for a larger tank.

Anyway, I've seen some shops sell moss already tied to black plastic "blocks" that can fit together to make a backdrop! Kind of like building blocks style. Quite expensive though, like $3 a block. Saw it somewhere in Pasir Ris, some small shop tucked away at a corner of a supermarket.

[Aquaria One]

There are moss walls sold in y618, the mesh i mean. If you have trouble cutting the mesh.