Thanks for tyhe detailed reply.
See below.
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:04:49 -0500, Bill Stock wrote:
What's a good ground cover for a tank with moderate hardness, good light
and
CO2?
If it is bright enough, glossostigma elatanoides will make a good cover.
It requires bright light, good CO2, and a nutrient rich substrate.
My substrate is questionable, just regular aquarium gravel. But definately
full of fish poop by now. I may sow some Fluorite with it.
Other good choices include the various lilaeopsis and echinidorus tenellus
(narrow leaf chain sword). If you don't mind either buying a ton off the
bat or waiting forever for it to fill in, cryptocoryne willisi is small,
and dwarf hairgrass can make a very beautiful foreground as well.
I really like the Microswords.
Check out plantgeek.net- they have a plant DB where you can search by tank
placement and see the foreground plants commonly used.
Thanks, very nice site.
Also, what about gravel vacuuming when you have a ground cover?
In a heavily planted tank you should not need to do much. Sucking up big
globs of the stuff is fine, but actually churning the gravel past the
first 1/4" or so should be unnecessary.
This is more or less what I do now to clean up the Cabomba shedding.
I imagine the fertilizer requirements really jump with a ground cover?
Most ground covers will want a fertile substrate. What kind of substrate
do you have in there now?
have a bit of shade from the Ludwigia, will this be a problem for the
Lilaeopsis?
It should be fine, but you may consider padding that area with some
midground species that will do well in shade, like cryptocorynes.
~Empty
Thanks again.