This video is full of so many great tips. Those vessels are gorgeous. Can't wait to get mine. (Unrelated but relevant, your disposition is so comforting.)

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

You are so kind, thank you for the sweet comment and support Chari, I really appreciate it!

@marypolk9820

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy I found your video. I love this plant just got it. And yes...your voice makes me feel like I can grow this amazing plant

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

@@marypolk9820 Thank you so much for the kind support Mary and happy growing!

I have some of mine in my 50 gallon heated tank ,when I bought them they were just tiny maybe 2 inches across,they are now about 6 inches across and are about 3 years old. They are so pretty. I like your videos

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

WHOA! 6 inches is amazing! You are doing an incredible job. Thank you for the kindess Liz, and the support. I love being here and appreciate your comment.

@lizmadson3117

3 жыл бұрын

Sacred Elements wish I could send a picture of mine so you can see

@user-ki1ef6kw5j

2 жыл бұрын

Btw moss balls dont like heated water they like it cool and 78-80ᶠ is on the higher end!

@dimaur3697

Жыл бұрын

how ?

Thank you for your teachings

wow, you have so many good ideas, THANK YOU!!!!!

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Skylar!

Thank you for this video! Very helpful!

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

My absolute pleasure!

Thank you for these tips! My marimo have been looking sad recently so I've taken them out of my aquarium to take care of. I'll try to do the things you said! Thank you

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Happy to help, and we have even more tips for you on our website! www.sacredelements.world

thanks for the tip :) sharin it with my friends

learned something! thank you! I would never have thought to help these moss balls with carbonated water. I wonder if adding some to a planted aquarium occasionally would help plants without making fish unhappy... not a whole lot, but a supplemental amount? hmmm ponder ponder ponder

That pillow. 😍😍😍

Awesome

I subscribed to this channel in just 24 seconds,.Loved the content. Thanks for making this video. and also Cool Intro narration. One small thing I feel can be inducted to make the channel more effective is adding a one line in that narration like what do you do in this, or what is this channel all about.

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you so much for your support and feedback! We look forward to creating more content soon and will include more narration and subtitles to make it more effective and understandable. Sending out the love to you!

One of my marimo's is losing its shape and kind of has a big hole in it! 😭 is this from squeezing it too much? How do I help get his shape back?

@SacredElements

4 жыл бұрын

Chase Williams oh no! So sorry your friend is holy and flattening out and yes, that’s generally from squeezing too hard. But that’s how we learn! It’s all a process dear and you’re not alone. 💚 Since they grow so slowly, one-two millimeters a year, it will take time for it to regain that round shape.

@chaseannwilliams

4 жыл бұрын

@@SacredElements thanks for the response! I will be more gentle with him ❤

@lydiachance2554

4 жыл бұрын

@@chaseannwilliams also try to roll it around in the palm of your and

@jeansummer4621

3 жыл бұрын

Lydia is also right, another youtuber said the same thing. They related it to currents. Naturally the moss roll in the water and maintain their shape. Otherwise they can begin to flatten. So this other youtuber would stir the water periodically and roll the moss gentally in the palms. Adding a current pump could work to.

Just brought some online glad they like colder temperatures think they will be happy in the uk

Thanks for the helpful video! :D I plan on buying 1-3 marimo moss balls later today, and I want to make sure I know everything I need to know! I want my lil guys to be happy :) Any name ideas? I like Korean names a lot... so I'm considering naming them something Korean. I'd like to hear your ideas, too

My newest moss ball has a plant growing out of it. I dont know what it's called but I have the same plant in my tank already that I got it out of the Mississippi river. Basically the large one in my tank has at almost every inch on the stem there are about 8 pine needle/wishbone shaped leaves. So I'm not sure if I should leave it or not. But I know my ghost shrimp lover these moss balls, always picking at the stuff that gets caught in them.

Your video is very informative. Glad I found you on KZread. I have two glass vessels with four or five Marimos. The smaller ones have a tiny section sticking out of it . When I clean them, I roll them and the larger ones keep their shape, but the smaller ones have this extra piece sticking out. What can I do to get it back to it's round shape without this extra piece. Thank you 🤢

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Carmen and thank you for the kind comment. If the extra piece sticking out is bothering you, you can very gently trim it off with clean, sharp scissors taking care not to pull away any of the filament surrounding the rest of the ball.

I've taken an interest in getting these for my apartment. But marimo moss balls have been banned lately because of an invasive species of mussel found in them. I hope the issue will be solved soon so I can have some of these!

@mr.melontoyou

Жыл бұрын

The issue won’t be solved the eggs of the muscles are hard to see. They breed extremely fast and well. And any water change you do in your tank will effect the environment that water ends up in. Unless you empty in the garden.. but, is it worth it having a cute green ball in your tank so, some muscle can slip in and effect other animals.

when i revived my moss ball, due to the box it came in it was squished and now is like a flattened oval shape. do you have any tips on how to return it to a circular shape? 💚

@moonhoney5527

4 жыл бұрын

Just roll it around the palms of your hands a few times until the shape returns. In addition you can stir the water every so often as in nature its the currents that roll them around giving them their round shape

@paulinaa1919

4 жыл бұрын

Every time you see it, roll it up gently. If you want to keep it in a fish tank, get a betta fish with it. It will keep the fish nice and healthy by absorbing debris and nitrates but the fish will play with it and roll it around giving it its natural form.

@daniellaelliott7146

3 жыл бұрын

I just got 2 today and same 1 was fine and one was flat you just need to keep rolling it

I have found out all three of my moss balls in my fish tank so I curing them all one by one then adding them back I am doing the smallest to largest I thought the green they were was fine but when I was cleaning them and rounding them back into shape I realised they were a little tiny of green

I have everything for my marimos, I have the water always cold and a dimly lit led light on the top of the 5 gallon tank they are in and a tiny powerhead with a small movement to simulate gentle waves in the wild. They love it but they will never pearl, as in they will never produce visible airbubbles and float to the surface. Any tips?

We purchased about 7 of these moss balls at an aquatic exhibit, ranging in size from 1.25" to 2.5" for around $10...that was nearly 2 years ago. They've done quite well in our 75 and 29 gallon planted community tanks, and have really grown in size! The two largest ones are around 4" but have started to loose their shape. Now, I've taken them all out for a really good rinsing and noticed that the largest ones I can easily squeeze down to around a golf ball size with little pressure, as compared to the ones I've seen on some videos. They don't seem to have any particular structure to them and was wondering if I should allow them to breakdown into smaller portions, what would you suggest? Thank you in advance!

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

WoW! Sounds like you have quite the lovely collection! I would suggest leaving the larger ones alone to grow. As they get larger, like your 4" sized beauties, they have more space inside their interior, so it is normal for them to condense down in size more easily than the smaller ones.

@who8dapple

3 жыл бұрын

Sacred Elements, I’m really inspired by the elegant and Zen like environments you’ve created!

I just received one from Moss Amigos yesterday, and he is a little brown. I'm also experiencing sheding, but am not sure if this is normal for a new small marimo.

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Great question! We answer that over on our website on our Marimo FAQ's page too. If you'd like to learn more about how we care for them, head to our new website at www.sacredelements.world Cheers!

Can I just use my regular table salt for my moss ball?

I left really lonely and my roommates are a lot so I got my new pet

Is spring water ok? I have a water softener so I know that wouldn't do

Hola qué bonitas

Shouldn’t I use dechlorinated water for my moss ball or does it not matter?

Hi! is it normal for my moss ball to be tearing apart?

Do you use table salt? sorry I didn't understand can you tell me?😊😅

How often do I put salt ? What does the salt do for the moss ball?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

The salt helps heal any discoloration and also helps the general health of the marimo as they often live in brakish water. I recommend monthly salt unless you are dealing with brown or grey spots, then I add salt to weekly water changes.

What is the pH balance of the water after the mineral water is added? I ask because I have machine I can make any pH water I need and I have a few Marino that aren't bad but could be looking better. I just let them spend the night in the fridge and as of now I use a 6.0 water for them which I switch out every other day, basically the pH of rain water, is that sufficient or should I use something else?? I love you videos Btw, and I just moved to the PNW. Vancouver

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Tay, great question! Rain water PH is wonderful for Marimo. Welcome to the PNW! We also just launched our new website with more Marimo info for you www.sacredelements.world

Do a Marimo moosball can live in a closed glass ? Because I want to take it with me on vacation and I have to do it in a closed glass because of the water in the car 🙂

Thanks for the tips! I might buy about 5 today or in the next few days and i want to know everything! I rlly want my ✨ᑕᕼIᒪᗪᖇᗴᑎ✨ happy :D I might surely name one of them Arson, hehe :D

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Awww, so fun! Love that you are getting your kids involved too!

@nexiyaya0207

Жыл бұрын

@@SacredElements I got one of these moss babies yesterday :DD. But why would I want to name a moss ball "Arson"????? I named mine Finn because why not?

Could you maybe put like some sort of torch not very up close to the jar but like a little far away just wondering because my parents said it’s completely fine if I get one and I’m just getting some research

@teekotrain6845

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Indirect light only

Just wondering if it’s ok to have a lid on the jar of the moss balls sometimes or do they need it open constantly?

@SacredElements

Жыл бұрын

Definitely recommend keeping it open like in their native habitat 🌱

Put it in aquarium water with high nitrate, it will grow so fast

Do you fertilize them in any way? I got my marimos a while ago and they didn't look very healthy. After a few months I put them in a fish tank, they started looking really nice after that. I recently got rid of the fish though and I want them to keep their healthy look.

@katieb5567

3 жыл бұрын

i heard somewhere that you can use aquarium sea salt but maybe research

@anishaprajapati4899

3 жыл бұрын

Wait what happened to the fish!?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

@@anishaprajapati4899 no fish, just marimo!

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I use sea salt or you can use aquarium salt too. I alway add a few drops of our Multi-Purpose tonic (our holistic plant tonics are on the website) in a bath soak for an hour or two, and then rinse well before adding back to their vessel.

@anishaprajapati4899

3 жыл бұрын

@@SacredElements i know but they said they got rid of the fish

When a marimo is sad... Do the other marimo around it photosympathize?

Should I quarantine these before putting them in my betta tank? If so how should I do so?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I was an expert on this subject, but I haven't personally tried to grow them alongside fish. However, I would suggest if you need to salt them, rinse them well or soak them in distilled water before adding to the tank with your beta.

@a_dolls_purpose_a_dolls_pu526

3 жыл бұрын

@@SacredElements ok thanks a bunch!!

Who’s what is that plant in her intro? With the triangle transparent leaves??

hey, new owner here.im looking into getting a marimo moss ball and was wondering if I use regular tap water or do I need to put a certain chemical in my water,

@DanTessman88

3 жыл бұрын

If your worried about the water you can always get a small bottle of seachem prime from your local pet store to remove chlorine, and a small bottle of flourish to add nutrients the plant needs to truely thrive

Approximately how long to revive them?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Up to 3 months or so. You can also gently give them a very small trim with clean, sharp scissors to remove any grey/brown spots.

Can you remind me of the website I can get a glass vessel

What type of Salt can you put in the there? I’m planning on getting one

@alinaochsner

3 жыл бұрын

I use seasalt😊

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

We offer a specialized aquarium salt on our website, but a dash of sea salt will help them in the meantime!

Does SAXA salt work?

I bought today a new Marino. I washed it and put it in the tank with my Marino but I found a tiny black worm coming out from it. Is that a parasite??

@SacredElements

Жыл бұрын

Marimo that are kept outdoors during some part of the year can occasionally have visitors come and go. If your marimo is healthy there is no need for concern. It’s possible it could be a mosquito larvae. If you’re concerned we recommend soaking your marimo in an ocean bath. We have detailed instructions on our website under Marimo 🌱

Can you tell me how to make marimo moss?

💞✨

What does the salt do for the moss balls?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

The salt helps heal any grey or brown spots

I had marimo in a fish tank, but they didn't look so hot and I removed them to a different container, where they have rebounded. However, when I got better water flow in the fish tank, I noticed thready green fibers growing on the top of one of the ornaments in the tank. I was afraid I had contracted some sort of gross algae issue, and pulled off some of the threads. Instead of being squishy like problem algae, I noted they were rougher and looked a lot like the marimo balls. After some investigation, I discovered they are in fact the same thing. I've looked online to see if there is any information about this phenomenon, but I can't find any. The fibers in the balls are fairly short, but some of the flowy ones in my tank are 3 or 4 inches long. Do I have marimo strings or something? Any idea?

@ilexx3146

3 жыл бұрын

@Oswaldo Maximo Jimenez Cortes Not in that tank, but I do in another tank. Should I move it over?

@ilexx3146

3 жыл бұрын

@Oswaldo Maximo Jimenez Cortes I moved the algae to the pleco, and he was happy.

@bigogfriday

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can collect them like cotton candy and start your own ball. I have started two and have a sponge filter covered in marimo

What rock do u use?

Can they go in a vessel with a lid? Like a jar?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Great question! We answer that over on our website on our Marimo FAQ's page too. But essentially, we recommend not closing the container because we like to recreate a natural environment for our Marimo (lakes and rivers don't have lids). If you'd like to learn more about how we care for them, head to our new website at www.sacredelements.world Cheers!

What the benefits?

Can we use Himalayan pink sea salt?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I don't know for sure actually. Probably ok!

Vessel.

Is Mediterranean sea salt safe for marimo?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

yes!

Where do you get the larger Marimo from?

@SacredElements

4 жыл бұрын

I got them a few years ago from an online store ‘plants for pets’

@Neon_Aquatics

4 жыл бұрын

@@SacredElements Nice, same place I got mine from. Another thing, I wouldn't recommend squeezing the larger Marimos. I found that squeezing them may cause small tears in the fibers which would unravel their shape over time.

☘️🌿🌱💚I just received four of these cuties~~^^ was told to use filtered or rain water due to the chlorine...your thoughts please?

@paulinaa1919

4 жыл бұрын

Definately use filtered water. I get cold tap water, filter it, boil it, filter it again, leave it refrigerated over night, then that water is perfect for them to go in. Also a few drops of fertiliser every week! Hope this helped!💓

@stevengrizwald4196

4 жыл бұрын

I’m wondering the same thing!

@paulinaa1919

4 жыл бұрын

Steven Grizzwold Use filtered water!✨

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

I'm lucky enough to live in a city (Portland Oregon) where the tap water is perfectly fine to use for marimo. However, the comments below are correct, if you don't have this luxury, definitely use distilled or filtered water. Rain water is the best and most natural water to recreate their natural environment, so yes to this if you can collect enough to clean every 7-10 days. Hope that helps!

@DanTessman88

3 жыл бұрын

Seachem makes a declorinator called Prime, it bonds to the chlorine and removes it from the water, you can also add in their aquatic plant fertilizer "flourish" or "flourish potassium"

Found you zorooooooooo

I grow mine in boiled cooled water

Can you tell me the name of the plant at 0:12 on the right? The orange one?

@lesliele1298

3 жыл бұрын

i don’t see anything on 0:12 are you talking about 0:20?

I really need your answer well l whant to talk is what type of water you put in ?

@alyssabyrd8118

3 жыл бұрын

You can fill the tank with tap water and add a fish water conditioner or if u have a small tank like hers you can use room temp water bottles

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like Alyssa beat me to it! Thank you dear

So I just baught mine from petsmart they look like both of urs dark green but they have some brown spot I am planning to put them in the fridge to times a month and I gave them a salt bath right when I got them I need some tricks to make them thrive and no 8 do not have a beta with them because mine sadly pasted away

@leannvu6572

3 жыл бұрын

wait its an actual pet? i thought it was just a plant

@DanTessman88

3 жыл бұрын

@@leannvu6572 it's an algae that grows in a ball shape due to the plants cellular structure and the tides in the waters they naturally come from.

Can i use Pink Salt?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

You can, however, I recommend aquarium/sea salt. You can learn more about how we care for Marimo on our new website at www.sacredelements.world Cheers!

Where do you buy your Marimos?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

www.sacredelements.world/shop/marimo-5-pack

@DanTessman88

3 жыл бұрын

Pet stores carry them in the aquarium sections too

Baka marimo

@NahnNishiki

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Zoro's head do look like that though..

Where can i buy these?

@snailshelly

3 жыл бұрын

eBay

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

www.sacredelements.world/shop/marimo-5-pack

Can I put Beta Fish or Goldfish with these Marimo balls?

@DanTessman88

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are an aquatic plant and act as a small natural water filter helping remove ammonia, nitrite and nitrates from the water, you will still need to change your water regularly depending on the size of your tank, minimum space for betta fish is 5 gallons for 1 fish, I personally recommend 10 gallons, betta fish along with gold fish are one of the most abused pets in the aquatics hobby because people are told they can be put in tiny spaces.

Can I put real hay inside a moss ball tank? Please anybody answer me

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Um. no idea. I wouldn't recommend it though.

@sunsetsovermonroeville5458

3 жыл бұрын

@@SacredElements ok thanks!

@sunsetsovermonroeville5458

3 жыл бұрын

@@SacredElements my moss balls were 2 inches when I got them now they are about 4 inches and it has been less than a year

do they need rocks under them?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Nope! It's just for the aesthetic

You look like Nancy botwin from weeds

@teekotrain6845

3 жыл бұрын

She looks way prettier

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

HA! thank you, I'll take that as a compliment.

@Ryasyd

3 жыл бұрын

@@SacredElements i always thought she was very pretty

very simple question are they actually alive??

@bk-ny2ty

3 жыл бұрын

it’s a plant so of course

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Marimo are a unique form of algae, and algae are protists, which are living things! We lovingly refer to them as creatures.

Neden suyun üstünde duruyo

marimo baka!

I care it very difficulty😭😭😭

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry you're having trouble. We have a few blog posts you can read on the website that may help support you!

Zoro

Marry meee 😍💙

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

awww, so kind of you

@210vam

3 жыл бұрын

Sacred Elements 🤯🙏🏼 anything for the queen

Dont flush them

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

indeed! so sad! We have updated info on our website about the zebra mussel issue too. www.sacredelements.world

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Verizon is terrible cant even watch this vid

Awesome

My moss ball has grey stuff on it, does it need more sun?

@SacredElements

3 жыл бұрын

Nope! Marimo don't like to be in the sun at all. They prefer indirect light only. Head to our website for answers to all of your Marimo care concerns! We have a wealth of tips and tricks to keep them happy. www.sacredelements.world