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Question: Marimo Moss Ball

Jen10s

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Hi there, I just received my Marimo Moss Ball today, can anyone tell me how and how long I need to quarantine before adding to my tank?

Also, I'm assuming that it is quite heavy and compact due to being posted, should I expect it to "fluff out" a bit with soaking? Looks like a ball of felt at the moment :confused:
 
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I'm not sure how you would quarantine a moss ball. When I get new ones I soak them in dechlorinated water for a couple of hours then squeeze them out like a sponge. Then I put them in fresh dechlorinated water and squeeze them out again a few times. I have found that they tend to float unless you give them a squeeze under water and hold them down whilst they fill up again.

If they have not been kept with fish there should be no need to quarantine them. You may get a few uninvited guests like snails but this has never happened to me.
 
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Yes, moss balls fluff up nicely. We got smails with ours despite a good rinse, but they didn't last long!
 
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