Pokeshrimp Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 My mollies in my community tank started digging up my hc carpet and its at the point where i don't think i can save it. But after seeing huge portions of it float away i saw tons of baby shrimp hanging out in it. So i need to replace it with something they can hide out in. Anyways, i need to carpet a 3"x30" area and was wondering what kind of steel mesh do you buy at the hardware store and what kind of moss makes the best carpet? Thanks! Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetilda Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Sorry, I can't help you with moss (I have Cristmas moss but I think it grows too long for a nice carpet, but maybe in a bigger tank it will lokk better). But Han sells SS mesh in different sizes. h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 I love me some mosses. It depends what kind of look you want. For example there is flame moss that grows veritcally, mini xmas moss that grows busy, java moss that kind of just grows all crazy, etc. Currently there are all kinds of mosses, if you are going for pricing you might want to stick with one of the more common mosses: java, flame, xmas, taiwan. I prefer T316 SS Mesh (its what Han Sells). I think you can buy it in bulk from places like grainger h4n and Pokeshrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokeshrimp Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks I'll check out Grainger for sure. I have a couple of different mosses growing on ledges amd cholla wood, I'm just gonna try them all and see which look best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 I just ordered some from Amazon and it worked good. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Fan Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Another option would be a nice carpet of Staurogyne repens. It gets short and bushy providing ample cover for shrimplets. Just food for thought..... Best regards, Stuart Tankful in Vancouver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I really like mini xmas moss when its used on ss mesh for carpeting. Here is what it looks like in my tanks; Shrimp Life, sarah, Soothing Shrimp and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Very nice growth on your carpet birdnman. birdman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Another option would be a nice carpet of Staurogyne repens. It gets short and bushy providing ample cover for shrimplets. Just food for thought..... Best regards, Stuart Tankful in Vancouver! Do you know the requirements for growing Staurogyne repens ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Fan Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Do you know the requirements for growing Staurogyne repens ?Here you go (http://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Staurogynerepens(049G)/4481).Best regards, Stuart Tankful in Vancouver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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