Easy Carpeting Plants

benzjamin13 · Jan 6, 2011

Are there any easy carpeting plants out there that don't need CO2? How about lighting?

jasonG75 · Jan 6, 2011

well there is dwarf sag but I wouldn't really consider it a carpet. That's really the only option.

James0816 · Jan 6, 2011

IMO .... C. Parva and DHG will be your best options without CO2. They won't take off and overrun your tank, but will hold their own if everything else (lighting and ferts) meets their needs.

jasonG75 · Jan 6, 2011

Neither again are "real" carpeting, Dwarf hair grass 3cm-10cm (unless we are talking about SHAG Carpeting) lol

Riccia Fluitans is a low light plant and if you ancor it to something (mess mat) you might get the effect you're looking for.

rockhoe14er · Jan 6, 2011

you could do a moss carpet. With some java. That would work pretty well with low lights.

coach_z · Jan 6, 2011

marsilia minuta (dwarf clover) will carpet real nice in a lower light setup.

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user_name · Jan 6, 2011

you can do a decent java moss carpet, but its going to need lots of trimming. Weave the java moss into some kind of craft grid, and it should fill in and make a carpet. Good luck!

benzjamin13 · Jan 6, 2011

Thanks guys

I really like the M. Minuta. Are they hard to find?

WeedCali · Jan 6, 2011

Im with Coach on this one. Marsilea Minuta is really easy, just give it some time to settle in.

Another option would be Lilaeopsis(sp?)

benzjamin13 · Jan 6, 2011

Well...went to the lfs today. Got some DHG. I'd still like to know if M. Minuta is hard to find. I don't think I've seen them around before.


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