PROPAGATE your own aquarium MOSS! Fast, easy, clean and cheap

[@ivancho5854]

Wow. I was amazed when I saw you blend up the moss! Is this similar to how tissue cultures are made commercially? I just discovered your channel and it looks interesting. I really don't have room for a tank now (kids take priority), but I'll be moving after the summer, so I'm taking lots of notes. I've been out of the hobby for about 35 years and can't wait to get back. Some things have changed a lot, some are just the same. 😁

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Thanks. I supose they do somthing similar but in a more controled manner. I also toke some breaks and then everyting felt like speedig up. Hope to see you in the hobby when the time is right, best of luck!

[@RetraNature]

Great timing! I was gathering materials after watching Aquarium Plant Lab and looking for a Maxigrow replacement. Thanks for showing you're using Masterline products-they're available in my country. Thanks again!

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Thank you also. Maxigrow might be much cheaper but MasterLine are amazing ferts for aquarium as well. No point in having so many types of ferts... His trays are way better then mine tho...

[@RetraNature]

@@FZAquascapeIdeas Yes, I have that size. He uses a 10-inch by 20-inch tray. You can search for "1020" tray and dome. By the way, your DIY with the mesh is pretty good. Maxigrow is a dry fertilizer that you need to mix yourself, but I think Masterline is better. Both have lower phosphorus (P) compared to nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) levels.

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

@@RetraNature yes and ML also provide some micro as well. But the strange thing is about 1 year ago i tried out to propagate moss in cups from in vitro plants. And used only plain water, no ferts and it still grew quite fast. (Was just floating them in my tanks for light) I think for the 10/20 trays he put some links as well but for now i have 6 10x15 and it's enough for me. And for monte carlo / hc cuba i dont need the mesh tray cuz i have to use some soil on the bottom...

[@foodfam7651]

Great video, very informational and helpful. Thank you so much. Well made production as well

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Thank you so much for apreciation! Very happy it's usefull 😊

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Love the video. Thank you for sharing your methods. Can it be used for java moss also?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Thank you also. Yes I used it for java in the past as well

[@allaboumohamed]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing my dear friend 😊

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Thank you also Karim. Now i need to make a scape with a lot of moss 😂

[@istiakkhan4024]

very informative. thank you

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

You're wellcome thank you also for interest!

[@istiakkhan4024]

@FZAquascapeIdeas would you grow carpet plant like Monte Carlo on garden soil or is aquarium soil a must?

[@musangman7690]

Hi. Do we need to use fertilzed water? What kind of fertilizer?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Yes. Anything you have ar home or even aquaponic one. I personally use MasterLine. 10 ml for each liter of water.

[@victorg7036]

I'm going to try with aluminum trays. It's the only thing I can find with a similar size and clear lid around me

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Should be fine... but you don't really need such special trays, or you can look up on Amazon if they deliver to your region...

[@Fire4FX]

Link in your description where you got your trays? How much did you pay for them?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Not much, they are cheap. Unfortunatly you can only buy them from Romania so there was no point in sharing the link...

[@ionutmnerau]

Super!!!! Interestig informationes

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Thank you very much, glad to hear that!

[@brayn1989]

Hi! I also have a similar flame moss farm, you have grown very very lush moss, congratz! Question: I see in your flame moss tray a darker patch, do you know what is that? Because I also get dark brown/green stuff on some parts of my moss and I have seen it affects growth😢,... If you do know, how can we prevent it?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

I think is temperaure related. During the summertime i've drop out this farms project. Also an important thing in my opinion is to alternate the emese submerse growth, and when you harvest a crop not to replant it dry but rather to sink it. With the mesh i use i can just sink the whole thing and after it grows 1-2 cm (1 inch) I give a big trim and use the trimmings for another seedlings tray. In the summer i've got problems with carpeting plants as well, a lot of meltings

[@brayn1989]

@FZAquascapeIdeas Thank you for making time to answer my question! Nice advice, I will try it out. What I have done to help control it is: Trim all the clean parts and propagate them in another tray, and the darker parts I wash it down with a strong stream of water, the flame moss will cling on to the mesh, after cleaning it all out, I try to brush the moss with toothpicks so they stand straight. The moss starts growing again very well after the proceess, the only downside is that it delays the growth cycle like 2 weeks. But at the end you will have a healthier moss carpet. Thanks again for your useful tips!

[@RyanNurmi-c8m]

You would you be able to use this method right in an aquarium similar to a dry start method correct?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Yes but in that case you realy can use the paintbrush and blender method. But at any sign of mold you need to fill up the tank 😊

[@karlat7880]

“Not a cooking class” 😂😊

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Yeah, it kind of started like one, with the cutting board, knife and other ingredients 😂😂😂

[@inactiveboy6473]

Can i use any type of fertilizer like the fertilizer used for normal garden and plants ?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Yes you can use those as well. We avoid those for aquarium beacause they have a lot of Cu (copper) and that would kill our shrimps. So maybe rinse well the moss before you add it back to aquarium 😉

[@qifry5367]

do u just fert them 1 time then spray daily?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Yes. And when the bottle is empty i just add more ferts and water. Once it establish nicely you can spray less often but bigger amount if water...

[@Fisherman6383]

When using those cheap plastic food containers, do you keep the lids on?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Yes! Lid is a must no metter what you are using. But a transparent food plastic foil is just enough...

[@Fisherman6383]

​@@FZAquascapeIdeas And just keep it airtight or should i make some hole on the lid for the air?

[@devachapman6315]

humm I am gonna have to try this. I mostly do saltwater tanks but i love moss and want to do an aquascape or two focusing on moss. i'll need a lot of it. what type do you suggest for beginer moss growers and scapers?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

Depending on what you have in plan. But you can also try a dry start method. You besically put some moss in the blander and then with a brush you apply the blended moss on the hardscape, you cover it with a food foil and spray water daily for about a month. Then you can flood the tank and plant the rest of the scape with stem plants, and whatever you want. Or you can try my method if you have enough time to plan ahead and propagate your moss first. Best of luck with fresh water as well!

[@PINKALIMBA]

Hi I got a question, can I just buy 1 box of moss to start this project, and the moss will propagate as many times as i want, as long as I cut them into small pieces and replant them in new trays? Or will they stop propagate at a certain time and just die off and I have to buy new moss to restart again?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

You can start directly if you buy a box of moss but if it is in vitro (gel) you need to rinse it very well. After you fill up a tray i would recomend you to sink it in your tank if you delay too much and you try to spred it more and more it tends to turn black and ugly. Stil viable but not pleasent looking...

[@ChonYenBinh-q4x]

What types of moss can be grown using this method?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

I prefer this method for easy mosses like christmas, flame, weeping. For fissidens fontanus, richardia (coral moss) and buce moss i use other method, I have a video about that also.

[@Truelaine1]

How often do you you fertilize?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

When the water is empty i change and prepare new water. But I spray daily or at least every second or third day so the moisture is enough...

[@theartstudio-i9b]

Could you tell me about ratio of fertilizer?only NPK and water?

[@PINKALIMBA]

When you said cheap led light system, do you need full spectrum growth lights? Or just normal LED lights for household will work just fine?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

I use regular household lights. The full spectrum is a marketing BS The white light contains enought blue and red for our plant to grow. I also have high end light units but not for this experiments...

[@PINKALIMBA]

@FZAquascapeIdeas thank you very much. saved me some cost.

[@christa4172]

Thank you so much, saved me money too. I was about to grow some mint inside I thought I absolutely needed the led lights

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

@christa4172 in the summer you can just let it by the window but not in direct sunlight...

[@ivancho5854]

​@@FZAquascapeIdeas Very interesting. I've long suspected that much of the "full spectrum" was just marketing BS. 👍

[@ThePufferBrother]

where do you get those bins

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

I get those seed trays (seedlings trays) from Hornbach but you can find decenr ones on Amazon as well, maybe even better ones...

[@eric_chaput]

How much fertilizer

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

@@eric_chaput i add 10 ml in the smaller bottle and 30ml in the biger one. So about 20 ml to 1 liter of water

[@eric_chaput]

@@FZAquascapeIdeas im also watching your video for how to grow monte carlo do you suggest adding lava rock or can you grow it without it

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

@eric_chaput you dont need it if you dont have. But you can add gravel or lica or nothing at all just plain soil

[@eric_chaput]

@@FZAquascapeIdeas sorry last question for your lid on top of your plants. Did i hear correct to keep it slightly open for oxygen to circulate around? I thought your supposed to leave it sealed to build humidity

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

@@eric_chaput no it is sealed. But you have 2 small windows in the lid that you can adjust, is like 2x5 cm. You can either open them and have 2 openings of 2x2 cm but i keep them like half open or even less. If i go away from home I close them more but when i'm home to sprinkle every couple of days it's fine. P.S. i'm happy to ask any questions, don't worry about it!

[@jenkinsgenetia6708]

Whatztype of mosa is this?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

@@jenkinsgenetia6708 in the video i've used christmas and flame. I think it's christmas in the thumbnail...

[@RTWrename]

thinking in starting a business on this, how much could a carpet of moss like this value?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

I have no ideea but if you have very hot summers and no AC you will have some problems. If you portion a full tray in 6-8 smaller pots you can sell each one for like 10 usd/euro. But keep around will show you soon how to propagate some other plants in trays, maybe that will be helpful as well...

[@JessicaTownsend-q3z]

How does this moss go when transferred into a aquarium..?

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

@JessicaTownsend-q3z quite well actually. Plant nurseries are growing it the same way before seling it to us... 😉

[@MoreChannelNoise]

do you sell your moss on ebay because you don't put a link in the description

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

No, i just use it for myself...

[@sparkie92567]

What is in your spray bottle besides water (type of nutrients etc...& how warm do you keep all growing containers! Tks!😊

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

I have room temperature and the climate in Romania is soft. The room temperature range between 25 and 30 (rarely 32) celsius degree. I think i mentioned in the video about the water (maybe only in the carpeting plant propagation method) but for each 500 ml of water I add 10ml of masterline all in one boost.

[@W-H-O]

Fix your title, cheap is misspelt.

[@FZAquascapeIdeas]

@@W-H-O thank you! I will