Marimo Moss Ball Plant

Hello everyone,

I am new and I bought a 29 gallon starter tank 2 weeks ago. I'm in the process of cycling, and I finally got my ammonia level up to 3 ppm a week ago, so I'm waiting on the nitrites to come in.

I was at the store looking at plants for my aquarium and asked the girl if it's wise to put in a live plant now (I have plastic ones now) when my aquarium is not finished it's cycle yet. She suggested the moss ball plant so I bought one.

I didn't put it in yet, because I wanted to research the plant. I found that it helps with getting rid of the nitrates.

Since it helps rid of nitrates, is it wise to put it in my aquarium now since I am trying to build nitrates to eat up the ammonia that is in the tank?

Any thoughts or comments welcomed..thank you in advance.

 

You could add it. They don’t eat all that many nitrates, but they’re very very hard to kill. The fish also may enjoy swimming around it once you add them in.

 

The moss ball will not ruin your cycle. You can add it.
Nitrates do not eat ammonia. Ammonia turns into nitrites which then convert to nitrates.

 

I added moss balls while cycling. Youll be fine. And as stated above, leave them in afterwards too. My fish love them and my shrimp love them even more. Just make sure to turn them every once in a while. I do it while I vacuum the tank. And they can burn in direct sunlight. So avoid that.

 

The moss ball will not ruin your cycle. You can add it.
Nitrates do not eat ammonia. Ammonia turns into nitrites which then convert to nitrates.

oh, gosh..yes..I know this..I typed nitrates instead of nitrites. Thank you

I added moss balls while cycling. Youll be fine. And as stated above, leave them in afterwards too. My fish love them and my shrimp love them even more. Just make sure to turn them every once in a while. I do it while I vacuum the tank. And they can burn in direct sunlight. So avoid that.

Thank you...how many moss balls should I place into the 29 gallon tank to be beneficial?

 

oh, gosh..yes..I know this..I typed nitrates instead of nitrites. Thank you

Thank you...how many moss balls should I place into the 29 gallon tank to be beneficial?

I am not MomOfLiveBearers but probably 6 or more. I love going nuts with them.

 

oh, gosh..yes..I know this..I typed nitrates instead of nitrites. Thank you

Got it

 

I am not MomOfLiveBearers but probably 6 or more. I love going nuts with them.

Atleast! I crammed 7 in a 10g at one time because I ran out of space for them in my other tanks. Right now I relocated a few to a new 1g snail bowl I set up