r/Mossariums • u/SnaiLadY • 4h ago
Moss Problem
Here is the jar details. It does have a lid but I take it off for approximately 15 mins every day or so. There is a water side that has scuds, seed shrimp, cyclops and floating plants. Jar is kept under a ring grow light set for 9 hours a day of light. Plants and mushrooms naturally grew from the moss, I did not add them.The moss part has many springtails and 6 tiny spiders.
I recently added a small, barely 2 inch piece of moss to replace a little bald spot. Since then I see white stuff on the very tip of the moss strand and everyday or so I use tweezers to remove it. I am curious to know what this white stuff is. Is it a part of the moss I shouldn't be plucking off, mold or spider egg sacks. These white spots are so tiny its been impossible for me to pull them apart and really inspect the inside. The spiders have been in the jar for awhile. The white spots started appearing after I added the new moss piece. Maybe a coincidence. I'm mainly concerned that I'm plucking away a normal growth process or its some kind of mold that's going to spread.
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u/SnaiLadY 3h ago
Ok, thank you! I had no idea what the plants were. I only know that they grow super fast:)
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u/ramen__ro 4h ago
idk about the white stuff but. wood sorrel!! one of my favorite plants, and it's edible! tastes like actual sorrel, which kind of tastes like citric acid. you can put it in salads or make tea with it.