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carpet plant suggestions
I'm setting up my first planted tank and am hoping to plant a large "lawn"
area. What have you guys had luck with? Something short, easy to care for without constant pruning. Thanks! |
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carpet plant suggestions
"Mike K" wrote in message
... I'm setting up my first planted tank and am hoping to plant a large "lawn" area. What have you guys had luck with? Something short, easy to care for without constant pruning. Thanks! Lileaeopsis and Eleocharis come to mind first. Lileaeopsis is probably the better option if you are after low maintenance. It doesn't grow as fast as Eleocharis and won't get as tall either. Cheers, Michi. -- Michi Henning Ph: +61 4 1118-2700 Triodia Technologies http://www.triodia.com/staff/michi |
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carpet plant suggestions
I like using lilaeopsis and it definitely meets the criteria of low
maintenance. Consider bounding it in some how, though, because when it gets acclimated it will start to creep around where you don't want it. A few months ago I was playing around with didiplis diandra (sp?), AKA stargrass, and accidentally created a beautiful lawn effect. I had the microsword in front, with a dark wood terrace behind, and then a lawn of stargrass behind that. The microsword is about 3" and the stargrass is about 6". The stargrass is a little more work, but nothing oppressive. kush "You can't have everything - where would you put it?" Mike K wrote in message ... I'm setting up my first planted tank and am hoping to plant a large "lawn" area. What have you guys had luck with? Something short, easy to care for without constant pruning. Thanks! |
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carpet plant suggestions
Glosso if you have high light and co2
Hairgrass does well for ma as well as Lilaeopsis brasiliensis Marcus Http://www.Aquatic-Store.com On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 05:19:31 GMT, Mike K wrote: I'm setting up my first planted tank and am hoping to plant a large "lawn" area. What have you guys had luck with? Something short, easy to care for without constant pruning. Thanks! |
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carpet plant suggestions
I'm setting up my first planted tank and am hoping to plant a large "lawn"
area. What have you guys had luck with? Something short, easy to care for without constant pruning. Thanks! Lilaeopsis is a decent plant. It did quite well in my low light tank, with only 2watts per gal. Maybe the sand substrate was one of the factors. I'm using stargrass now (H zosterfolia), and javamoss tied to several flat rocks.The stargrass will grow more horizontaly if you have intense lighting. My stargrass only grew vertically when it was shaded (I was on vacation). Email me for a jungle pic N8 |
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carpet plant suggestions
Here are a few others
Glossostigma (Glossostigma elatinoides) Pygmy Chain Sword (Echinodorus tenellus) Brazilian Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis brasiliensis) Crystalwort (Riccia fluitans) Java Moss (Vesicularia dubyana) Marcus Http://www.Aquatic-Store.com On 06 Nov 2002 00:42:25 GMT, (Nsty N8) wrote: I'm setting up my first planted tank and am hoping to plant a large "lawn" area. What have you guys had luck with? Something short, easy to care for without constant pruning. Thanks! Lilaeopsis is a decent plant. It did quite well in my low light tank, with only 2watts per gal. Maybe the sand substrate was one of the factors. I'm using stargrass now (H zosterfolia), and javamoss tied to several flat rocks.The stargrass will grow more horizontaly if you have intense lighting. My stargrass only grew vertically when it was shaded (I was on vacation). Email me for a jungle pic N8 |
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