Hygrolon
Hygrolon was introduced in 2011, so it is still rather new. While similar to Epiweb, Hygrolon is able to wick up water. This makes it perfect for backgrounds!
Example 1
Newly planted tank by Dendroboard user Asunderco.
Here is the same tank a year later.
Lots of little plants have grown in and covered the background so you can barely see the Hygrolon!
Here is a couple before and after of a 360 degree miniature orchid tank from Folius‘ website:
Have you ever used Hygrolon in your tanks before? Did the plants love it?
The Frog Lady 
Is it like a humidifier / chia-pet log? It reminds me of those water plant I bought for my beta fish once. I don’t know what it was, but this plant absolutely loved being in that tank. After a year I couldn’t see my fish anymore. The fish liked it too, fortunately, but I had to ultimately cut it back before it was too over grown.
It is actually just a fabric that you can place on the background and with a little substrate under it, it can retain moisture so plants love to be planted on it. I haven’t tried it yet, but hopefully soon! I have a bunch of plants in my tanks right now that are loving their spots wayyyy too much I will need to go through and cut them back pretty soon!
Love the photos! Great examples.
Yvonne
Thanks for stopping by! It is pretty cool to see all the possibilities!
I am learning so much from your posts. Thanks!
Thanks for stopping by! Glad you learned something! Hygrolon is pretty cool and I can’t wait to try it out!