Fox
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I nearly fell out with my good lady a few years ago as had 2 outbuildings as fish-rooms. The rooms are now a utility room and a kids playroom - and not a fish-tank to be seen anywhere at home. I have a little unit on a friend's farm with my fish, but earlier this week I got one of 'those looks' as I turned up at home carrying a small clearseal tank.
My kids (boy 6, girl 3) are kind of interested in fish (but only feeding them), so thought perhaps we'd have a little project for the summer holidays to see if we could grow some moss on bogwood in the garden.
I'm completely cack-handed, but after a while I had several pieces of bogwood with java moss tied on with cotton. Filled tank with the hose (possibly should have used tank water to start?).
24th July
I found a nice piece of 'root' that I added yesterday, but noticed the water was really quite warm, been in the sun all day. I chucked the hose in and kept it running until the water was quite cool again (getting towards 100% WC I'd guess, although wasn't drained - just overflowed)
Tank will catch the sun from mid-morning until sunset. Regular massive water changes to keep algae at bay. Tank has a piece of acrylic sitting on top (with holes which were already in it). Scooped any escapee pieces of moss into a jam jar which is also sitting out there.
Do I worry about bugs moving in, or will regular water changes keep them at bay? Any other tips for someone who has never managed to keep an aquatic plant alive for more than about a week?
I sat watching the tank yesterday but didn't see any growth![LOL :lol: :lol:](/forum/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
My kids (boy 6, girl 3) are kind of interested in fish (but only feeding them), so thought perhaps we'd have a little project for the summer holidays to see if we could grow some moss on bogwood in the garden.
I'm completely cack-handed, but after a while I had several pieces of bogwood with java moss tied on with cotton. Filled tank with the hose (possibly should have used tank water to start?).
24th July
I found a nice piece of 'root' that I added yesterday, but noticed the water was really quite warm, been in the sun all day. I chucked the hose in and kept it running until the water was quite cool again (getting towards 100% WC I'd guess, although wasn't drained - just overflowed)
Tank will catch the sun from mid-morning until sunset. Regular massive water changes to keep algae at bay. Tank has a piece of acrylic sitting on top (with holes which were already in it). Scooped any escapee pieces of moss into a jam jar which is also sitting out there.
Do I worry about bugs moving in, or will regular water changes keep them at bay? Any other tips for someone who has never managed to keep an aquatic plant alive for more than about a week?
I sat watching the tank yesterday but didn't see any growth
![LOL :lol: :lol:](/forum/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_lol.gif)