I ordered. Cant wait for it. Already having plans how to deco it.

Just gotten my marimo. Thanks leeyung. It looks a little dark in color, sort of very dark green. Is it normal? Plan to get a nice bottle for it during sunday. ^^

=D Great! But when it was delivered here it's kinda squashed. Probably the postman trying to eat it. I only dare gently roll it back to round. Is it wise to use more force?

D= I feel like getting more too. Mini tanks are so expensive to buy, though it looks so nice to put marimos in it. ><" I saw one pretty tiny tank that comes with filter and light 2/3 ft x 2/3ft cause around RM130. =_= Crazy pricing.

Maybe I can find some cheap tank. I think my old filter still works. Chiller too. ><" Even a wee bit better looking tanks cost RM50 =_=. Dang. Maybe I can keep some fish along with it. ~_~"

My marimo reached today. But when came, the marimo is burning hot. ><" like half cooked. Probably postman take it tour under the sun too long. Hope they are fine.

The postman really did cook my marimo.=( it turns yellow and give off some weird smell and turns the water yellow. Is there anyway to save it? T.T

Yep bro. Trying now.=( hope it works. They seems like going to rip apart themselves anytime soon.

It looks even more yellowish now. Usually how long to keep in fridge? Since it won't be getting any light.

Leeyung, I've already taken my marimo out of the fridge since it's been nearly 48 hours. It looks the same, but seems like it made the water less yellowish (I did water changes in between). Is it getting better? And it still carries that smell, like some squashed vegetables. What else can I do to help it?

More? Alright. Thanks bro.

Hmm. Mine now seems can't mantain its round shape. Though the water not as yellowish, itself getting more yellowish. So worry bout it. I even gave one to my friend as gift. Feel bad when it goes not healthy, should've gave him the one that I keeped longer. X.x

Sigh...guess my marimo dying. Or already dead. Sad. I tried the ways to save it already. The nano now ripped itself apart. And the giant looks crazy yellow.
I guess marimo ain't suitable to travel long distance and keep in such as way. =_='' Didn't even get the chance to see it healthy and bloom.

That works?

I see. =O Makes me feel like wanna make a mini tank filled with carpet and put cherry shrimps on it. x.X

You got great lighting.

Very true. I'm not marimo pro, but I know some bout filters. Depending what you want it for. To keep PH stable, the bigger the tank, the easier. The main trick not to let PH level getting too high is avoid putting in too much fishes. Especially if it's a small tank.

As for filter, like what r3apers said, ceramic rings, bio balls etc all helps. But when you start it, leave the tank empty, keep the filter running with all its ceramic, sponges and stuff for minimum 1 week. I usually let it run more than 2 weeks. It helps building bacteria that eats ammonia. Which helps reducing acidic levels.

For a tank size like yours, best use a hang filter. I assume that plastic box you have there gives off bubbles and push a small part of water into it making it some kind of filter? If you want to keep that, add a air stone to the air pipe you have there. It works better and helps adding air into your water. Big sized bubbled does not help much. If you plan to buy the hanging filter, you might find it very small and you can hardly add anything beyond what it comes with originally. Just ignore that part, remove what you don't need. Stuff all those ceramics, carbon, sponge into it, make sure the sponge covers at least 50~60%, others in small partial. Works wonder when it stables up.

A little confuse over here. Do you mean your water outlet dont have a 'air-stone' which looks like a blue ball thing or your air outlet don't have it? Or actually you mean your plastic box thing that gives out air and helps filtering at the same time?

Anyway, hope this helps you. Any air outlet, best to add a 'air-stone' to it, which looks like a stone ball really, usually blue in color. Cause it creates tiny bubbles which helps adding air into your water. That way, not only keeping 'air' in your water, but it also reduce the 'waves' on the water surface cause by large 'air bubbles' that makes the water not calm enough for most fishes.

Any water outlet, which is usually above your water surface that lets water out of your filter (most filters have it), is more suitable to use a duck billed head or even better, a pipe that has plenty of holes that creates some sort of thin lines of water flow back into your tank. It helps reducing the stress in your water and also at the same time create more 'air'.

Guppies are fragile in a way. They tend to get stressed easily. Even though they can survive harsh surroundings, but if they get stressed for long period of time, they tends to attack each other. Ripping each others tail off, and sometimes even killing. But if tended nicely, guppies are sweet. =D I'm a guppy lover myself.

P/S : I'm sick already. Kinda blur and fail to read all your post. Hope this helps you. And if you don't know what an air stone is. Try google it. You should see these offen enough. Sorry I'm too laggy to post any pics.

This post has been edited by Kinci: Aug 7 2011, 02:26 PM

Pipe can diy. Dont worry. Market seldom sell them anyway. There are plenty of sizes, just choose which ever seems to suit your tank. Not really important. Myself I usually choose medium~ small so I can hide it somewhere in the tank. Wont look so ugly that way.

For 2ft tank, try the smallest one? And if you can, set the air flow to low. Most of them allows you set 'high' and 'low'.

As for 24 cm nano tank, are you keeping guppies in it? Is it 24 x 24 x 24? If it is, only wise to keep less than 4 guppies in it. Hardly enough space for them to swim . Same thing, use the lowest powered air bubble and a small stone should be enough. If no fishes, and just for marimo, then maybe a filter will do good. Not sure. xD I'm only familiar with water plants and fishes like guppies, shrimps, salt water fishes. Marimo seems special case a bit even though can consider 'water plant'. =x