Needing....so..help
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as far as I know, all "grass-like" plants are very hard to keep alive. (Like glosso - it looks great, but is definately a harder plant to keep alive).
Depending on exactly what you want, maybe chain-swords? They're small swords with thin grassy leaves that multiply quickly.
Depending on exactly what you want, maybe chain-swords? They're small swords with thin grassy leaves that multiply quickly.
I have kept dwarf hair grass....infact I can't get rid of it at the moment but I have pretty high light. What kind of lighting do you have now?
There are quite a few varieties available from glosso to dwarf hair grass to elatine sp to one that looks like four-leafed clover. They all have different requirements, so do some searching and find the one that is right for your situation. Carpet foreground plants are fairly high maintenance, can collect debris, and require regular thinning out or it will suffocate itself out and die. Here is a very informative article from APC that gives a detailed description of planting tactics.
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/...1-aquascaping-journal-series-foregrounds.html
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/...1-aquascaping-journal-series-foregrounds.html
It should have printing on the bulbs as to how many watts they are. A good point to steer for would be 2-3 watts per gallon in your aquarium. You could grow a lot at that level. You also need to find out the K rating for your bulbs. That will give you an idea of how much of the light that the bulb puts out that the plants can use. Aim for between 3700K to 10000K.
Also do some searching... there are a number of good articles for beginner info on lighting. You can find a start here:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?acatid=287&aid=
Also do some searching... there are a number of good articles for beginner info on lighting. You can find a start here:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?acatid=287&aid=