NEW LAYOUT...

[ara35]

I have purchased the following:
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Hygrophila difformis
Blyxa Japonica
Bacopa Carolinania

I am thinking of making a ground cover out of the HM, how do I go about that?? Any layout suggestions would be great. Im thinking the wysteria on the two outside corners and bacopa carolinania as the middle background, then blyxa around the rocks and HM as either a ground cover, or as two bushes, one on each side. suggestions????

 

[Bk718]

looking good.
Not sure how HM will work as ground cover since it tends to get tall and would be suggested as a midground plant.

 

[DarrylR]

ooo are those bricks or rocks?

 

[ara35]

theyre rocks.
and i didnt think it made sense that HM would make a ground cover either, but i read an article about it.

 

[Bk718]

theyre rocks.
and i didnt think it made sense that HM would make a ground cover either, but i read an article about it.

For large tanks like 55g+ you can perhaps use it as ground cover if you trim it all the time to about 4". HC wouldve worked better.

Whats your lighting/tank size?

 

[ara35]

30 gallon with two t5 HO 39 watt bulbs. well i think im gonna go with the bush idea, and then maybe a ground cover at a later time.

 

[ara35]

more suggestions???
what kind of fertilizers do I need?

 

[Bk718]

you can go with the www.seachem.com (flourish) line or go with dry from www.rexgrigg.com www.greenleafaquariums.com

Focus on getting Trace, NPK

 

[ara35]

i actually already have the the seachem black sand so im glad i got that

 

[ara35]

sorry my mistake, didnt know you meant the ferts, thought you meant substrate