My Moss Experiment

This is a project i started a few weeks back.

So what ill do is post images every few weeks or so to show its progress.



the moss mix that i made up is starting the grow.



its a cylinder with a built in drip wall ive actually had this for over 2 years but it stood in the garage unused until 2 weeks ago, so about time....

 

Forgot to mention I have a few aquatic plants that I have acclimatising to emmersed then ill add these aswell.


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yes this is not covered but has a continuous drip wall so stays wet.

this is the link to the product http://www.epiweb.se/epiwebiis3.htm
but from experience they are not actually made very well and i had to replace a few parts re-glue some parts and also the pump that came with it was not powerful enough , once i sorted out all of those things its now working fine

time will tell and hopefully show.

atm i have added some terrestrial mosses along with java moss, weeping moss and some Liverworts ( pelia & coral moss).

all which i blended together with 75% spag moss which help keeps the moisture and then i added water to a texture like paint and rubbed it into the epiweb.

epiweb does make moss mix but i could never get it to work, but from my images my mix is working in just 2 weeks .

 

some updates. a week later





you can now see the Mosses, Liverworts/pelia growing more

 

yes im really happy with the progress at the moment i did try it a few years back but this time i made my own moss mix instead of a bought one that had no growth what so ever.

 

75% sphagnum moss to help keep the moisture and then 25% other mosses for this mix I used weeping moss, java moss pelia and mini pelia all chopping fine and then add water until you get a thickish paint-able texture.



I'm sure you could use what ever moss you like but this is all i had at the time

 

btw i painted it on then also rubbed it in with my hands to make sure it was attached.

 

Update time

This has been running for over 3 weeks now.





The Taxiphyllum barbieri 'java' & Vesicularia ferriei 'Weeping' mosses are started to show now

and the Monosolenium tenerum 'pellia' is growing very well.

in the next few weeks i will post a full shot but at the moment its patchy.

 

update on the progress about 3-/+ months? after i started it.

images of random areas





it still has lots of patches over the whole setup but great progress

 

This was a sphag moss brick that you add to water to expand / soften but ive read it can revive itself?

No food infact its r.o water.