How To Grow Aquarium Moss & Liverwort: Riccardia: Mini Pellia part 1

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[@ADUAquascaping]

Description from Seachem: Reef Glue is a superior cyanoacrylate gel for gluing and mounting coral frags and colonies to reef rock or plugs. It bonds within seconds and has excellent control, hold and durability characteristics. It can even be used underwater. Reef Glue can be used for any aquascaping in freshwater or saltwater aquariums or for any plastics repairs. Reef Glue comes in an aluminum tube for extended stability life beyond products contained in plastic bottles - it won’t dry up in the tube. I am using Loctite Super Glue gel, and it is cyanoacrylate. Same thing as Seachem Reef Glue. I have never killed fish or shrimp, and people use it all the time in reef tanks, and their corals are extremely sensitive. It is more of a risk to use Glutaraldehyde or hydrogen peroxide to kill algae than using cyanoacrylate. it is pretty stable in water. Either way, I usually do this kind of thing before a water change, and you can always let it cure above water if you are concerned. I sometimes will do this to make it easier to work with, but really it can be used underwater.

[@brefstank8398]

So it's over-priced superglue?

[@sdqsdq6274]

lol much better then waiting for the moss to grow on the wood

[@haseo8244]

ADU Aquascaping you hadn't does bladderwort and liverwort yet.

[@ADUAquascaping]

Anime Invincible Mini pellia is a liverwort. But yes I never did UG bladderwort. I have not forgotten

[@tudangha]

if minifiss moss turn to black. can we fix it or throw it away. please help

[@christianschmidt5744]

just got a tissue culture... your tutorial is very helpful... saved me from some guesswork.thank you... wet sleeves

[@0070-k3o]

Very nice aquarium I like you plant , mos and you scape beautiful. And crystal clear water !!

[@Elysian777]

You have amazing moss. Thank you!. Getting some Mini Pellia this week so this is really helpful.

[@ADUAquascaping]

Just got some too. Put it in my new scape. Definitely one of my all time favorites.

[@pecktec]

That is a gorgeous tank.

[@ADUAquascaping]

+pecktec Thanks man! Teach me how to clone myself! I love those videos. How do you do it? I have After Effects and Adobe Pro, but don't spend enough time on it. But more than one of me would be too much.

[@JB-wg9zj]

I really am so thankful for you heavy plant guys out there. It makes for such a cool aspect to the hobby. Beautiful, technical and delicate. Great info.

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Jef B (808fishkeeper) Thanks dude! Tank is rolling right now, but is matured so fast I will have to rescape soon! LOL I am going to finally get a rimless low-iron glass tank! Thanks for watching man.

[@BarefootsChild]

+ADU Aquascaping Rimless, low iron tank, eh? Go Dave go!😁

[@ADUAquascaping]

***** I am holding out until December and just living off of carrots and celery.

[@BarefootsChild]

Mmm mmm, you must be a mountain biker. 😊

[@AussieAquatic]

Super polished video Dave. Content and production through the roof!!!!.

[@ADUAquascaping]

+colinbarsby Thanks dude! Tank has been a fun one, but it matured so fast that I may have to rescape by December! LOL

[@ichisukeryu119]

Your tank never fails to amaze me. It's really outstanding to watch it.

[@ADUAquascaping]

+ichisuke 03 Thanks for the kind words. The tank is really taking off, but it matured so fast that I may have to rescape by December! LOL I really want to get a really nice low-iron glass rimless tank.

[@ichisukeryu119]

I've seen it progress/redone/rescape since Ive subscribed to you long ago. And It really amazeball the difference of the scape yet it still the same beautiful tank. Keep it man! Incase i forget something or missed advise, your guidelines was my goto place.

[@ADUAquascaping]

Thanks for watching and supporting my channel. Yeah, it is crazy how many different morphs the tank will take on, and like you said it is the same hardscape for almost 2 years now.

[@vijaysaradhi0911]

Most watched KZbin video about riccardia chamedryfolia! Congrats brother 😁

[@ADUAquascaping]

An award has been given by ADA for this achievement lmao

[@vijaysaradhi0911]

@@ADUAquascaping I am really looking forward to see more content on the plant profile.. Here is a request on the plant Hygrophila pinnatifida... Many people are still facing failure with this plant.. unable to convert emersed to submerged form.. or unable to convert the plant to red with submerged plant.. Please try this plant..

[@MrHoney2U]

Perfect timing. I recently purchased some coral moss. It is just starting to take off. Slow growing moss so maybe I shouldn't say take off but you get what I mean. Beauty of a plant. Saw it in your tank on your last video and almost asked about it. Great tip. One that I will keep in mind.

[@ADUAquascaping]

+MrHoney2U Yeah man, it is by far the SLOWEST son of a B! plant I have ever had. It makes Fissidens look like it is growing in high speed! But it is worth it. DET aquarium has some HUGE mats of it in his shrimp tanks. Grows drastically different under different lighting. His is a lot larger per prong than mine. Higher the light the smaller and more compact the prongs, or whatever you call them.

[@MJAquascaping]

Amazing aquascape! keep those video's coming!

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Mark-jan Fioole Thanks for watching. Tank is rolling, but it matured so fast I may have to rescape. LOL

[@NeoMinerva]

Likes+Subscribed. I just bought a bunch of coral moss on an impulse buy, and yours is the only video I could find that was science based info mixed with passionate hobbyist practical aquascape application. Such q breath of fresh air from the dozens of top recommended videos by the same obnoxious kids pushing the same myth based or flat out incorrect info. Many are just trying to get views to draw people to their websites to sell plants, or are imitating the same few bro-sciencetist aquatic plant youtube Gurus to become part of their fanboy circles. I realize you might have no idea what I'm talking about, but my main point is great videos. Please make more on mosses and liverworts.

[@justafossil]

I just got some java moss that had a few little chunks of riccardia in it. I had no idea what it was at first but after some looking around I found the name and also your video, so thanks to this I might be able to get it to grow into something bigger.

[@mamamehlawey]

great video as always Dave I wish I would have known this tip when I had my 75 gal planted

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Luis Q. haha, what the heck happened? Did it get rotten? Thanks for watching man.

[@wtfitzphat]

Awesome video with all the facts that are needed!

[@shizdank]

great info dave! any tips or maybe even a video on caring for UG.

[@ADUAquascaping]

+shizdank haha, you know it Dawgg! I am going to included it in the series.

[@damionmarkham9835]

awsome set up

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Damion Markham Thanks, I am glad you like the scape! It is rolling right now. Soon I will rescape in December.

[@onlysolitaire1767]

Killer tank, nice job

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Only Solitaire Thanks! It has been a fun scape so far.

[@aimanechouhaibi7397]

really really nice setup thank you for the video again !

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Aimane Chouhaibi Thanks for watching. Get planting your moss!! LOL

[@aimanechouhaibi7397]

i will :) cant wait for the next video!

[@eugeniovazquez7444]

All your tanks a professional looking , how many tanks do you have? I wish I had your skills

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Eugenio Vazquez If you want to do this than you must give up everything you love in life, and begin to have no life. This is all you can do, you can't go out, or talk to family anymore. Now get to work!!!

[@joydas4442]

Among all your aquascapes this is my most favourite one. Do you have any video of making this aquascape? I will absolutely love to see that and will make one for myself.

[@ADUAquascaping]

Unfortunately I do not have a video on how I made it, but I used two pieces of manzanita wood, built up lava rocks on the back left side and also had the wood anchored under the lava rock, so that is what is in the substrate of the left side. Then used Aquasoil on top and built up a big slope. Used lava rock around the base to keep in the aquasoil and then put ADA colorado sand around the perimeter.

[@narrateanewtunnel2352]

Great video Dave. You tank looks wonderful! Please make a video on flow in the planted tank. I don't really get when you say you need "high flow" and then I don't see much movement in the tank with the plants etc. Also, I know some plants don't like flow...it's real confusing to me, but I know you can make a great video on the water flow subject :)

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Laura Wrenn Well in a planted tank you always want some flow so nutrients and carbon can get around the tank. Some plants may like more flow than others because of where they are found in the creek, or river. Stem plants can tolerate higher flow that is why their stocks are flexible. Other thick stemmed plants can handle low flow because of where they are found. It isn't that they do or don't like flow, just what they can tolerate. Anubias may not like high flow in theory, but in your tank it really isn't going to be an issue, and it will thrive right under the filter outtake. That is where I had mine, and it loved it. I talked about this subject in my second to last, or maybe last 10 tips video. I also mention flow throughout my tips series. You just want enough flow that you can see movement in most areas of the tank. Along the substrate, back corners, middle of the tank etc... you may always have dead spots, but this may or may not cause algae or impede growth. If you have major dead spots than you may want to get a wavemaker. It doesn't have to be high flow, unless your fish species demand higher flow, you just want to be able to see sand, detritus, CO2 bubbles, plant stems, and leaves moving around in most areas of the tank. I have an additional 425GPH wavemaker, so by planted tank standards I have higher flow. My mosses aren't going to sway as much, so you don't notice it. Mosses can benefit from it because it helps keep them clean, and not collecting too much detritus. They are natural filters, so you want to counter their natural abilities within the tank. Some hobbyists tanks don't have enough flow in my opinion. And if you are doing high tech having more flow really helps to balance your tank. I talk about this in a few other videos. The classic configuration is the vortex, which is when you aim the outtake and a powerhead/wavemaker at the center of the tank, and have both positioned in the back corners of the tank with one on each side. This is how I am running my tank right now, but when I had it scaped differently with all of the ferns and stem plants I did the circular pattern. This is where you have the outtake in a back corner, and the wavemaker in a front corner, and instead of aiming into the middle you aim straight across to the adjacent corner. This creates a circular current, either clockwise, or counter... Haha, thanks for letting me go nuts! Maybe I should do a video on outtake and powerhead configurations and how they can be used with different kinds of scape styles.

[@BarefootsChild]

+ADU Aquascaping Very good idea indeedy.👍

[@narrateanewtunnel2352]

ADU Aquascaping you are the best! Thanks for taking your time to explain! Now, you have my mind going nuts waiting on the video...;) Like I said before, alot of folks talk about flow and the importance of it. But, NOBODY has done a extensive video on the subject. I have been playing around in my 30 gallon trying to figure it out...drives me crazy :/ Too much, too little, not right....ugh...LOL I need to have it right in the new 65 gallon, so I'll keep on practicing on my poor plants and fish. :o

[@BarefootsChild]

Yes, Dave I believe Laura and myself are waiting with baited breath for this video. You are the go-to man for us. Oh sure, there are others sources of information, but have the unique ability to talk about the science of the aquarium hobby in a way that is understandle and entertaining, and then you back it all up with great links in the description block. Tanks Mon, party on dude. 😎

[@ADUAquascaping]

I have a few ideas swimming around in the old fish bowl.

[@briansfishtanks]

Great video. Love that mini Pellia

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Brian's Fish Tanks Thanks B, let me know if you want some. I was listening to Joe Satch yesterday while doing a change. Pretty sweet times.

[@briansfishtanks]

+ADU Aquascaping I'm looking for some right now. Let me know how much you have and price

[@ADUAquascaping]

I can get you out a big clump for $15.00 total, including shipping. Nothing crazy. But the portion will be worth it. hit me up through my email, [e-mail].

[@cicco1838]

hello aqua bro! so Beautiful thank's for video

[@ADUAquascaping]

+peter verrone Yo! Aqua brother! Glad you like it. Should have more moss videos coming!

[@lepoissonvolant4026]

Hey, i just would like to say that i think your tank is really great, i hope i can be the same in the futur :) .

[@ChrisLocke1969]

if people would only read your first post, like I did, before asking what we all immediately wondered... thank god for cut-n-paste! ;-) Great video, any suggestions where one might find these mosses online, perhaps?

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Chris Locke haha, yeah man, this glue really works well, no issues. It is well known in the hobby to be pretty stable under water. If you are still concerned you can just do a water change and add the glue onto exposed wood and rock during the change.

[@Jvdg3m3nt]

Wow, beautiful scape.

[@MikeKollin]

Just added you to my google circles... :)

[@pee666]

SWEET TANK MAN!

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Undertow Thanks man, I saw your new midwest planted tank. Looks like it is coming along.

[@ichisukeryu119]

Hi, i wish you could cover about water temperature, and how does it affects the plants metabolism and whatnot about thriving algae on warm water and fast growing plant versus the cold water. It will be interesting on which preferably the best temperature not just for fish but also for the plants. Thanks!

[@ADUAquascaping]

+ichisuke 03 77 degrees for most setups is ideal. For pigment production in plants, growth, and fish. Higher temps will speed up metabolism and growth, but so will higher light and more CO2. So they all impact plant growth. My mosses prefer cooler waters, but are actually growing very fast compared to other times I have grown them in the past. This is because I have high light, CO2, and am dosing nutrients. Fissidens is considered a slow growing moss, but mine grew really fast by its own standards.

[@ADUAquascaping]

+ichisuke 03 25 Celsius.

[@daisoelderdragon9264]

I'm kinda worried that you accidentally squished a shrimp at 2:53... but still you have a very beautiful tank :)

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Rems Elderdragon LOL That is exactly what I was thinking. Just nutrients for the Riccardia. She is okay.

[@danthe8fishman2]

Great informational video.

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Dan J. Wilcox Thanks for watching Dan, now get planting that moss!!

[@danthe8fishman2]

Lol alrighty. I actually have a bunch to work with. So....game on!

[@pittbully13]

Always great content and amazing 40b

[@ADUAquascaping]

+pittbully13 Thanks for the support. Tank matured too fast, and now I will rescape by December! LOL on school break, and will get a low iron glass rimless tank!

[@pittbully13]

Can't wait to see what you have in store.

[@brianpickens730]

You have a amazing tank! i subbed

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Brian pickens Thanks bro!

[@brianpickens730]

ADU Aquascaping No problem

[@hugodelgado52]

Beautiful tank! I like your live stock What fish are in this aquarium!?

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Hugo Delgado Neon tetras, white cloud minnows, bumblebee gobies, SAEs, Gara doctor fish, and a lot of Amano shrimp.

[@Willyoustandintheend]

Nice video

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Noveske O2369 Thanks for watching.

[@adnankhalid9954]

Hi, Thank you for such informative video. May I know which substrate and sand you are using in this tank? Thanks

[@ADUAquascaping]

ADA aquasoil and ADA Colorado sand

[@tomhughes7133]

awesome!

[@reconmodelsvaughn469]

Where can I get the miss in the video at a good price..love your videos

[@girishthakur2355]

nice

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

Mini pellia doesn't look like moss, it looks like leaves of a beautiful bonsai tree, amazing and it grows less than 1 inch. Wait does that mean I don't need to trim it?

[@ADUAquascaping]

I rarely had to trim mine!

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

@@ADUAquascaping Nice, I hope to get this plant someday.

[@fherglmx]

beautiful tank..what are those fishes with black and white stripes in the video.thanks for reading this.

[@ADUAquascaping]

Fernando Gallegos the fish with the horizontal black line are Siamese algae eaters. And the fish with the black and yellow vertical bars are bumblebee gobies. You may be talking about those.

[@owencastelli3278]

nice planted aquarium.could summary algae eaters go with yellow electric cichlids. please reply

[@ADUAquascaping]

+owen “212” Castelli yes, you can get bushynose plecos and they will do great with Cichlids. Thanks for watching.

[@Sshooter444]

Great im trying to get these growing now. Since they are not in the substrate, do you dose Iron on top of regular ferts?

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Sshooter444 Always dose iron, it is an essential micro nutrient for chlorophyll/ caretonoid pigment production, and helps so the pigments don't degrade.

[@enthusiastsigaming8426]

damn that is pretty.

[@bdkaka]

do you ever have problems with the oily film that forms on the top of the water? If so, how do you get rid of it besides a water change?

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Glen Hill Yes, I have been having some now that I bought more fish and have been feeding more. It is a biofilm created by mostly bacteria. You can use paper towels to dab it, but really if you add a lot more bio media to your filter, and pack it full, it will create more bacteria beds in the filter vs on top of the water. Or you may have to get a larger filter and try this method. You can also get a water skimmer, but again that isn't really solving the issue, and you can also spray hydrogen peroxide via a spray bottle onto the surface and it will be gone in a day, but will probably come back.

[@verybang]

what is that little bumblebee fish?

[@ADUAquascaping]

Moon Leah bumblebee goby

[@justinlawjm]

how do you attach your mosses so well?? Amazing work

[@ADUAquascaping]

A mix of super glue gel and trimming. You can get plants to look many ways (appear as different shapes, and even colors) through trimming and CO2

[@ranajitkopti3804]

please please please upload the video of making this set up.I want to do same,please upload how you made it

[@timothybarrow5716]

Hi there, you mentioned at 3.06 on the video about delicate clean up. would you recommend shrimp and some cory catfish? Thanks

[@alexyen7973]

Yessssssss! Thatnks adu!

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Alex Yen No problem man. Maybe pellia next? I have actually had some in my tank in the past, so I do have experience with it. It is pretty easy to grow, but hard to keep down on rocks etc...

[@alexyen7973]

+ADU Aquascaping pellia would be cool!

[@Jordansaquariums]

What super glue did you use in this video? and is most super glue okay to use in the aquarium before it cures?

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Jordansaquariums Description from Seachem: Reef Glue is a superior cyanoacrylate gel for gluing and mounting coral frags and colonies to reef rock or plugs. It bonds within seconds and has excellent control, hold and durability characteristics. It can even be used underwater. Reef Glue can be used for any aquascaping in freshwater or saltwater aquariums or for any plastics repairs. Reef Glue comes in an aluminum tube for extended stability life beyond products contained in plastic bottles - it won’t dry up in the tube. I am using Loctite Super Glue gel, and it is cyanoacrylate. Same thing as Seachem Reef Glue. I have never killed fish or shrimp, and people use it all the time in reef tanks, and their corals are extremely sensitive. It is more of a risk to use Glutaraldehyde or hydrogen peroxide to kill algae than using cyanoacrylate. it is pretty stable in water. Either way, I usually do this kind of thing before a water change, and you can always let it cure above water if you are concerned. I sometimes will do this to make it easier to work with, but really it can be used underwater.

[@adithyafpv]

Which is that glue that sticks under water man

[@kehw]

what was that black and yellow striped fish?

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Kurt-Eric Wurzbacher It is a bumblebee Goby! Hard to feed. You must need a strong current that sweeps across the bottom of the tank, and really small food that floats past their face.

[@NigelPK]

Did you ever try growing mini pellia in low/med light? I want to grow it mini pellia but want as low light as possible to avoid GDA.

[@ADUAquascaping]

Nigel PK medium light sure, but not so sure with low light. Most any planted LED fixture should work

[@kinnikuzero]

Dude it's been a long time since your latest post, are you okay?

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Richard James haha, too much Calculus!! I am getting small break right now, and that is why I have updated more. Next week I will have more quizzes, and then more exams!

[@Sheikhy23]

Hi, what are those scissors called. I can’t find them anywhere

[@bloomberg4865]

What moss is that covering the driftwoodd

[@illidanavila]

Hi, i have these riccardia charmedryfolia and it turned brown. is it dead? or can i still plant them? Thanks in advance.

[@ADUAquascaping]

+sheridan avila It may bounce back. It can be grown from a single cell, so you may want to plant it and see if it bounces back.

[@illidanavila]

Thank you for the advice sir. i'll try to do that.

[@wtfitzphat]

Dave, are you selling any Riccardia? Or do you recommend any places that would ship to California? I have only found some on Ebay...

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Phat Nguyen Yeah I am selling it currently. I have a bunch! email me at [e-mail] Thanks for watching

[@yadid]

Do you have a plant list in this tank ?

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Robin C In the triangular scape golden spiral video I think I talk about all of the plants.

[@synthesaurus]

does it self-attach easily?

[@ADUAquascaping]

It does until it starts to get thicker. Then, some areas can become detached. This takes a long time to occur, so it's not a big issue until 9-12 months after planting, and only if it gets super thick

[@synthesaurus]

I sourced a few portions of this plant and fastened it with some small elastic bands to wood in hopes it would aatch itself to it soon. I find that Süsswassertang atatches readily to hard scape. @@ADUAquascaping

[@ADUAquascaping]

That should work well. Mini pellia does attach fairly well! Sounds like it will be a cool setup! Both are attractive plants

[@caliberatedtrader9755]

Can i know complete configuration of your tank?

[@ADUAquascaping]

+Caliberated Trader 40 breeder tank, API filstar medium canister filter, AquaticLife Halo LEDs, Jager Eheim heater, Hydro Koralia wavemaker, inline Aquatop CO2 diffuser, 5lb CO2 cylinder, GreenLeafAquariums CO2 regulator, with bubble counter. I don't use a drop checker, less equipment in the tank that way. Manzanita wood, Controsoil Aquasoil, ADU Dragon Stone, ADA Colorado sand mixed with ADA La Plata sand.

[@caliberatedtrader9755]

thanks for the info.

[@tjc20011]

Hey Dave, Is Riccardia sensitive to H202? I whacked some Riccia pretty good with it.

[@ADUAquascaping]

yeah, I wouldn't use it on Riccardia

[@lOoNie_01]

chould i have your cuttings..?!?!

[@ADUAquascaping]

this tank is no longer set up! Thanks for watching.

[@rapzzzzzzzzzzzz3127]

buenos dias el pez killi se come la mini pellia

[@dfg297lpopdirk]

are you using super glue under water

[@ADUAquascaping]

Yeah, it works really well, but it's easier to just remove some water first, if possible. You just have to act fast if you do it under water and use the gel type super glue

[@ADUAquascaping]

It gives off a little ammonia as it cures, so nothing too crazy. The plants will just use it to some degree, and the rest will gas-off

[@dfg297lpopdirk]

Thanks never seen it used submerged

[@jsantana1971]

Wath tipe of moss is this

[@ADUAquascaping]

jsfreediver It is a type of liverwort. Known as Mini pellia

[@klm20079]

super glue? isn't that poison for fish etc

[@ADUAquascaping]

Cyanoacrylate is non toxic. It does not have plasticizers that could be released as vapors. Similar molecular makeup to ammonia. Can be used underwater. Using Seachem Excel is more dangerous than using super glue.

[@thebeekeepingboomer2212]

So I can use the thick CA that I use for my rc airplanes?

[@bossbullyboy195]

my mini pellia is turning dark brown after gluing to drift wood. any idea on how to prevent this?

[@ADUAquascaping]

boss bully boy some parts will melt from the glue, but it usually bounces back with no issue.. Try to use a fair amount of Riccardia to super glue. If you use a lot of glue on a thin piece of the Riccardia it may kill it off. make sure the piece of Riccardia has some thickness to it.