Making Moss grow faster

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I am trying to make my Java Moss and Marimo moss balls grow faster.I was wondering if I make a tank or a tub specially for propagating them...like with a powerhead and a DIY CO2...and bright light...would there be any problem if I use regular Miracle grow liquid fertilizer? There's not gonna be any fish in the propagating tank/tub...and when they grow to the size of my liking I will remove and put in my fish tank...
The Marimo moss balls are such slow growing moss. Also can the DIY CO2 be a regular soda bottle and a air stone diffuser and be left on all the time?
 
I heard of breaking them down into smaller balls.

You dont have to be perfect round ones cause they wi6ll grow back evenly...and they grow back faster?
 
Moss balls

I have only 4 of them...3 big ones...pretty round looking and one smaller one I ripped into a few smaller pieces...these smaller pieces are what I want to grow faster since they grow real slow...I am thinking of using a powerhead and DIY CO2 to load them with co2, light, and fertilizer....and I think the powerhead will help the moss balls roll around like the current in their native lakes...
 
One summer I place some ferts in a 5 gallon bucket with H2O and a small amount of Java moss outside on the porch. In a month I had a bucket full of moss.
 
Marimo moss balls are just slow growers, even in high-light high-tech set-ups. They aren't a moss like java moss, they are actually a non-invasive clado algae.
 
To get the moss to grow fuller and faster you should tie it down to something like a piece of slate or wood. It will grow towards to light and look healthier than if you just let it sit in a pile. This is how I have it growing in my 10 gallon tank and it looks nice and bright. It has also grown about two inches vertically, since the beginning of January when I first put it on slate.
 
I have one moss ball that's growing very large... not doing anything special. The other moss ball in the same tank isn't growing as fast.
 
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