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Moss Carpet?

This is a discussion on Moss Carpet? within the Plants/Algae/Ferts/EI/CO2/Lighting forums, part of the Aquarium Related Chat category; i'm trying to build a moss tank for a 2gal, but couldn't decide which type of moss to go for. ...

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    i'm trying to build a moss tank for a 2gal, but couldn't decide which type of moss to go for. Does anyone know which type of moss is better to be as an aquarium carpet? suggestion?

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    A lot of people use xmas or flame moss for moss walls, but that's not to say you couldn't try java or other.

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    I did it with Java Moss and with reasonable success.

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    I think flame moss would look the best as it tends to stand up more
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    Awsome, i'll give it a try. Thx for the info guys

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    how did it turn out? i want to do the same thing. i just started my 10g and i have both xmas as well as java moss

 

 

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