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For low tech tank and mesh style carpet, use moss... and try not to overdose too much Excel.
Any types of plant suitable to make a carpet ????? I will be tying the plant on to a SS mesh to form a carpet so any good plants that are suitable ???
Note: It's a low tech tank and I will be dosing excel
For low tech tank and mesh style carpet, use moss... and try not to overdose too much Excel.
you can try spiky moss, fissiden
Are there other types of foreground plants that will carpet beside moss ??? As I'll be tying moss to my driftwood. Any recommendation ?
Assuming you will plant them in soil then it would be the following:
1)Pygmy chain sword (Echinodorus tenellus)
2)Dwarf Hairgrass (Elocharis acicularis)
3)Dwarf Sagittaria (Sagittaria Subulata)
4)Marsilea hirsuta
These work great on low tech setups and i have personally grown them in my setups. 1 and 4 is my personal favorite.
Advice from boss Felix
Can also try glosso, its a suitable carpet plant for low tech tanks (though growth would naturally tend to be slow in low tech setups).
They do grow better if planted in nutrient rich substrate though, compared to just tied to mesh.
but you are said "tying the plant on to a SS mesh", will that be soil underneath the mesh?Originally Posted by Bangwalldie
Yes it's a soil substrate. And I heard glosso would grow upwards if there isn't enough light
Yeah, generally carpet plants would tend to grow taller and more leggy if there is less light/less Co2, compared to shorter and more compact under stronger lights/more Co2.
What most people do is regularly trim their glosso carpet to keep it low, it also helps to prevent the new leaves underneath from being overshadowed too.
I see. How about mini pellia and mini fissiden can they be carpet ???
Those can be tied to mesh too. They tend to be slower growers though, compared to other types of moss.
Hi,
Sorry to intercept this for a while, but do you need chilled water for these suggestions?
Even my java moss turned brown (and I had cleared them all) in the heat for past few weeks..
Thanks in advance!
Nope but they do better in cooler waters. These are low maintenance plants and they can stand a bit of abuse in 30C degrees. You might want to install a fan if the water gets too warm though.
Advice from boss Felix
alright, diazman! thanks!
Oh I see. I'm trying to breed crystal red shrimp in my tank, so mini pellia or mini fissiden would be a good carpet for my tank ?? I do not have a chiller but I have a fan running 24/7. And which LFS sell mini fissiden and mini pellia ?
Many thanks.
Those mosses are suitable for shrimp tanks, running a fan would help to reduce temperatures though you'll have to contend with topping up water regularly due to the much higher evaporation rates.
You can get mini pellia and mini fissidens from LFS like C328 or Seaview (usually tied on rocks or coconut shells and packaged in plastic cups), though getting them directly in loose form from other hobbyists usually yields more quantity at lower costs.
Thanks for the tip. Any LFS in the northern region sell mini fissiden and mini pellia ??? And are they expensive?
Can try Y618, they sell a range of plants though i haven't actually seen those exact mosses available there yet so far (maybe i didn't look close enough)... i guess you can check with them.
Hi Urban Aquaria, is glosso suitable for new tank setup? Or what is a nice carpet plant for new tank setup?
Ya,, Glosso is suitable for low tech tanks. It does fill up quite nicely as a carpet. I've planted it in new new tank. You can have a look. http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...M-Planted-Tank
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