Marimo Moss Carpet

An i am absolutely in love with how the marimo moss looks i googled it as a carpet an the tanks i saw was stunning an i wanted to do my kids 50 with it.

Marimo moss carpet. How do i turn moss balls into a beautiful grassy moss carpet for my aquarium. Marimo also known as cladophora ball moss ball moss ball pets or lake ball is a rare growth form of aegagropila linnaei a species of filamentous green algae in which the algae grow into large green balls with a velvety appearance marimo are eukaryotic. I am trying to create a hobbit hole from the lord of the rings if you don t know what i m talking about just google the shire. I ve never had success with the stuff.

I have a few specific questions already. The marimo ball is a small algae colony known as aegagropila linnaei that s native to the lakes of japan and northern europe. I am aware there is the mesh method but i don t know how i cut it up haha. Marimo moss ball i want to carpet that you idea is wonderful i will consider doing that in the betta tank wonderful.

Although i just chuck it in the tank and forget about it under all my other plants. Mari means ball and mo translates to algae in japanese marimo are often given. I want to use marimo moss balls cut in half or in thirds and then sewn together as a carpet on probably 75 100 of the gravel to help mimic the rolling hills in the shire. Yeah it s time to upgrade.

It s for my 50 gallon tank i want it to look more like home for the fish so if you know how to do it please give me all details on how to do this.