Not too many options, you could try riccia with some sort of plant net or ss mesh.
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Carpet for a non co2 tank?
Im looking for something I dont need co2 and a lot of light for. I nice low carpet for an iwagumi.
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Hairgrass will work.
Riccia will too, but requires a lot more maintenance (I got sick of it quick).
Riccia will too, but requires a lot more maintenance (I got sick of it quick).
simple and low maintenance sounds awesome how short is hairgrass?
Dwarf sag is great or a marsilea
Oops, I meant dwarf hairgrass. It's about 1-3 inches tall.simple and low maintenance sounds awesome how short is hairgrass?
Regular hairgrass gets over 2 feet tall. Go for dwarf hairgrass.
Hydrocotle tripartita is pretty cool, if the tank is not already set up, I would suggest you dry start the tank.
Will the dwarf hairgrass etc do well and spread in low light? And how full does pennywort get?
Dwarf hairgrass will grow, though slowly. It will still need some good substrate ferts and some excel/CO2 though.
I got a large bag of miracle gro organic potting soil and a 50 lb bag of play sand I would rather not invest in any more substrate or co2 if possible
If you want to give the grass a head start, go with a dry start.I got a large bag of miracle gro organic potting soil and a 50 lb bag of play sand I would rather not invest in any more substrate or co2 if possible
Soil topped with sand is not the ideal substrate for growing carpets, hate to break it to you. Best case, even if you manage to fill the area you're carpeting, it won't be nice and dense.
Here is some H. tripartita, personally my favorite carpet plant. As always, best results are with plenty of fertilization.
Here is some H. tripartita, personally my favorite carpet plant. As always, best results are with plenty of fertilization.
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Is there a cheap substrate that I can use in lieu of the sand readily available?
No, unfortunately there isn't anything cheap...
any inexpensive resolution?
What about s. repens? I have been thinking about using this as a carpet and I dont have co2 either.
I don't think S. repens would work, OP said they would like a low carpet.What about s. repens? I have been thinking about using this as a carpet and I dont have co2 either.
55gHow big is this tank?
I like the dwarf hairgrass and the one that looks like a 4 leaf clover but its probably not gonna wanna spread over the sand? Its fine play sand I read on another forum the play sand was the easiest to spread through of inexpensive top substrates that will hold down the miracle gro maybe I misread.
Go with the sand capped dirt, it will spread. Make sure your sand cap is not more than half an inch deep. Grab has many DHG pots has you can afford and start planting. Take alook at my 20L dirt tank in my sig. I started with 1 pot and did not spread it properly, it took over the left side of my tank already.
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