Low-Medium light carpet?

[Cook.MN]

Looking for a nice carpet for my 55 gallon, but all the plants I have found when searching require high light.

Would Java Moss work? Has anyone tried it- if so how does it look?

[isu712]

You can check out Marsilea minuta.

[Buck]

Ive done it and it looks nice but it is difficult to keep clean from debris unless you get creative.
The best way I found to do it is to assemble a carpet using a lot of flat lava rock pieces (bigger the better) seeded with moss or a rigid plastic mesh and set them in the tank close together. This way, when the moss needs a trimming and cleaning you just remove all the pieces, trim, rinse and set back in place.
Sad to say but "most" carpeting plants like good light to stay low and tight.

[@marko@]

slate works better, but it will buffer your ph a little (all sedimentary rocks do). i have it in my eclipse three and it looks pretty good. but i have only one betta, so there isnt that much debris to collect in it in the first place.

[Matsu49]

When you say low-medium. What kind of fixture are you planning on using for this 55 gallon. I'm sure if you post that up others can help you alot better.

[lauraleellbp]

Marselia minuta, Echinodorus tenellus 'narrow' and dwarf saggitaria all can carpet nicely in low light given enough time. Growth is just slow in low light.