Low light carpet plants?

[LiveMermaid07]

Are there any / what would be a good (ie, fast or at least medium growth) carpet plant for a low light setup?

(It is also soft water in case that makes any difference.)

It's approximately 1.37w/g.

I've already tried dwarf hairgrass, it pretty much died, and microswords, they seem to be dying off.
So what else is there?

Thanks.

 

[LiveMermaid07]

I don't want moss or java ferns for this, I want something with roots.

 

[WeedCali]

Marsilea sp. is a good choice. I have some Lilaeopsis Mauritiana but its still new and hasnt taken off yet.

And you can try Bacopa Australis (Creeping Bacopa)

 

[FishyFingers333]

How low exactly is your lighting? (In Watts per Gal)

 

[jetajockey]

forget the wpg, what kind of tank and light setup is it? I second marsilea although it is pretty slow growing, although if your tank isn't growing microsword/hairgrass then it may not grow much of anything else on the carpet either.

Another idea is java moss or flame moss, you'll need to anchor it for a while but it will eventually attach itself.

 

[LiveMermaid07]

forget the wpg, what kind of tank and light setup is it?

a 29g high with 2 T-12's
diy co2, flourish added weekly

one of the 3 dwarf sags is growing (other 2 died), just verrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyy sloooowwwwwwwlllllllyyyyyy.
After 7 months it's starting to look kinda nice. I just ripped up the ones in the 10g that weren't growing and put them in here to see what they do.

With the moss, don't I have to take it out and rinse it? I'm not looking for a whole lot more maintenance than is already required.

 

[jetajockey]

it just depends on how much particulate it picks up. The moss in my shrimp tank stays clean, but theres a ton of little buggers cleaning it all the time.

If you aren't up to getting a new light fixture, maybe try to put a better reflector on the current one?

 

[bitbot]

Are there any / what would be a good (ie, fast or at least medium growth) carpet plant for a low light setup?

(It is also soft water in case that makes any difference.)

It's approximately 1.37w/g.

I've already tried dwarf hairgrass, it pretty much died, and microswords, they seem to be dying off.
So what else is there?

Thanks.

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How low exactly is your lighting? (In Watts per Gal)

 

[SubRosa]

Cryptocoryne parva

 

[WeedCali]

C. Parva tends to like higher light than most Crypts but its worth a shot.