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Low/mid tech carpet?

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#1 ·
We all know Glosso and Elocharis are some of THE most demanding/high tech plants out there.

Is there such a thing as a short, carpet like plant which doesn't need a zillion watts of light and a massive CO2 input?
 
#7 ·
I've started my tank only 4 weeks ago, and have the following small plants in the foreground of my low tech non-CO2 tank, which grow well:
Helanthium tenellum - grows nice and fast
Micranthemum sp. Montecarlo-3 - this one grows rather slow, but no other issues whatsoever

I am trying also with Utricularia graminifolia, but with little success so far: grew beautifully in the first two weeks, then looked like it started to die, now reviving again after I started to fertilize a little.
 
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