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This look safe?#378864

By Carnies -  Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:59 pm
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- Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:59 pm #378864

Trying to get some sphagnum moss in bulk, does this look okay to use? https://www.ebay.com/itm/5A-Chilean-Sph ... SwE3BgXJeT

Thanks

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Re: This look safe?#378865

By evenwind -  Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:17 pm
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- Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:17 pm #378865

I'm not familiar with that particular brand, but I've been using Chilean/Andes moss for a while now and I like it a lot.

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Re: This look safe?#378867

By Carnies -  Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:21 pm
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- Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:21 pm #378867

Ok thanks, I'll try it out!

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Re: This look safe?#378951

By MikeB -  Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:36 am
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- Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:36 am #378951

Let us know what you think of that moss. When I need a bunch of dried sphagnum, I get the big bag of SuperMoss. It costs $5 less than the moss you found, but I have to pick out some twigs and roots. If this Chilean moss is relatively clean, I'd like to give it a try.

Re: This look safe?#378956

By evenwind -  Thu Apr 22, 2021 4:11 am
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- Thu Apr 22, 2021 4:11 am #378956

My major problem with SuperMoss is knowing what it actually is. When SpagMoss was hard to come by and was full of sticks and leaves when you could get it, I went looking for alternatives. I got in contact with the folks at SuperMoss, asking if it was Chilean. After several conversations, they point blank said they weren't going to tell me. That was a pretty big red flag, so I kept looking. I've been using 3A Peruvian moss from Andesmoss on Ebay and I'm really happy with it. The stuff Carnies found looks pretty good, too.

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