Most undemanding plant that will form a carpet??

nilocg said:
Thanks. If it ends up being too much light then I figure I can pull out one bulb which would bring it down to 162 watts. I havent though about adding ferts I suppose I need to look into it. The tank has been set up for about a month now.
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That's the way to do it! Easier to create less from too much than more for not enough. For ferts I'd look into EI dosing, there is lots of info on it in the sticky of this forum.

nilocg said:
What is involved in adding CO2? I actually have a co2 tank that I am not using, roughly how much would it cost for everything else needed to hook it up?
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You're already half way there then. You can get a regulator/selnoid/bubblecounter/needle value setup for around $90, maybe even less if you really shopped around. You'd also need co2 tubing & a check valve, you could get away with just airline tubing & one of those plastic check valves for a little while but they will degrade rather quickly. I can't remember the website I bought mine from but AquariumPlants.com has a decent deal on the Milwaukee MA957 which is a good regulator for the money & it's free shipping AND a $20 coupon on next order....I wish that was around when I bought mine! :) Rex Grigg has great ones but his site seemed to be gone at the moment.

Then you just need a way of diffusing it and there are many ways! DIY inline reactors, glass diffusers & powerheads seem to be the most popular. A DIY inline reactor (what I use) can cost as little as a few bucks depending what you have lying around. Aquariumplants.com again has a $14 glass diffuser which is a good price, I have never used one though.
 
I was going to suggest crypt parva but it'd take a looong time to carpet. Dwarf sag maybe or HM. How short of a carpet or how long a timeframe? LOL
 
I am looking for a fairly short carpet, I would like something that is fairly fast, but the speed isnt really that important. How long do you consider long?
 
About the only thing that I have had much luck with so far is Dwarf Sag. It continues to thrive and propagate in spite of my ignorance. It seems that every morning when I check my tank, another leaf is pushing through the substrate as if to mock the forest of death and decay all around them.
Ben
 
bzc said:
About the only thing that I have had much luck with so far is Dwarf Sag. It continues to thrive and propagate in spite of my ignorance. It seems that every morning when I check my tank, another leaf is pushing through the substrate as if to mock the forest of death and decay all around them.
Ben
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Haha, made me laugh. I'm trying some java moss on a piece of driftwood, I'm hoping it will eventually cover a good portion.
 
I have had Dwarf sag, dwarf sword, crypt parva, ect. Dwarf sword (to me) worked the best. It covered the bottom and crowed out everything. This was many years ago and I have since pulled it all out.
 
tanker said:
I have had Dwarf sag, dwarf sword, crypt parva, ect. Dwarf sword (to me) worked the best. It covered the bottom and crowed out everything. This was many years ago and I have since pulled it all out.
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Do you have any pictures of the dwarf sword?
 
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