Moss on a Log?

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Skillet_007

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Hey all, I need some ideas about some driftwood. I want to cover it with some sort of moss. What would be a good pretty thick moss to use? I was thinking Marimo (but i dont know how to attach it) or java moss, or is there something else that would look good? thnks

Skillet
 
A bit off topic but when you say marimo, do you mean marimo as in the marimo balls? Because marimo balls are not actually moss, they are made of algae that grows in a sphere.

Back on topic.

I have been trying to get java moss to cover some wood and it stays on it but mostly grows outward instead of covering more of the log.
 
Sweet, thanks, I was just wondering what would be good. About the Marimo. I just saw some Takashi Amano pics of Marimo on a log, it looked good, but i dont know how you would get it to attach. I will look at the flame moss. I have seen the name, but never really looked at it. Thanks for the help!
 
If you've got fairly bright light, riccia is really cool too. It isn't a moss, it's a kind of liverwort. But after you tie it down to the wood with strips of netting (you have to or it will float) the pieces under the net will start to grow up and together to make a bright green carpet.

This guy did it on rocks and plastic needle point grid, but you get the idea & you could do it just as well on wood. The same principal applies to the stringy mosses too.
 
Checked out some pics of the Riccia and I am hooked. I HAVE to find some of that. Its amazing, just what I was looking for!
 
I'd go with fissidens fontanus. Super green, super nice lookin. Nice and thick, and it doesn't get stringy.
 
Java Moss, Taiwan Moss, Flame Moss, Peacock Moss, and Willow Moss are all great for attaching to wood. Good luck! :)
 
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