Anybody use Exoterra Forest Moss

Waterkeeper · #1 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 05:30 PM

anybody used the brick of forest moss for their terrarium background instead of the coco fiber??? I would like to have a more colorful look than the brown fiber or husk and I would like to know if this stuff has the same durability.

Thanks

Jason · #2 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 09:03 PM

Didnt even know that existed.The only problem i cant see with the moss is the moisture it would retain and use to grow, maybe even a weight issue with the back wall over saturating. This may also result in a much higher humidity then required or wanted. Just a couple things that poped into meh brain. which admitedly only works 30% of the time and even then its sketchy

Green Ghost · #3 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 10:17 PM

Waterkeeper · #4 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 03:43 AM

It may be brand new to them. The rep popped in a work today with a gift basket of new goodies from hagen. there is a coco husk too, that is bigger chunks, more comparable to repti bark than anything else.
I think I'll try the moss on a section of the 10g and see how well it covers in there first.

Royal-City-Reptiles · #5 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 12:20 PM

how did that moss work out??

-Nate

Waterkeeper · #6 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 06:40 PM

Going to find out tonight or tomorrow, reliant on the curing time of the GS and the drying time of the moss.
I have been dealing with a water drip from my waterfall since 4 days and half a tube of silicone ago. that should all be handled by the time I get home.

I'll let you all know how it works out

Waterkeeper · #7 (**permalink**) 05-21-2008, 12:49 AM

The brick expanded huge, like 3/4 of a 5gallon bucket. very nicestuff. I have not applied it to my tank yet, but I am super happy with the amount that fluffed up!!!

Waterkeeper · #8 (**permalink**) 05-21-2008, 11:57 PM

This stuff is taking forever to dry because I have no cookie sheets to bake it on, so i have a fan blasting into a bucket of the stuff,once i dry enough to do a section then I get started.

2 words about this forest moss.....

LOVE IT!

covers much much nicer than the coco bedding, and gives the tank some color contrast..

recommend it to everyone!

Jason · #9 (**permalink**) 05-25-2008, 12:34 PM

I suggest going over it twice. after the first layer cures spray it with water enough to soak it. some moss may pull away leaving gaps if you put it on in clumps that are to large the first time. take alot of time to apply it really well and make sure the silicone gets in everywhere

repman01 · #10 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 08:43 PM

sorry to post to a dead thread but yea i found out that it expands that big the hard way