Small-leafed Plants for low-tech Tank

[Ebi]

Hi All,

Any recommendations for small-leafed plants (similar sized to HC) for low-tech tanks. I am re-scaping and would appreciate if anyone can provide some recommendations as I am not current on aquatic plants lately.
I don't intend to use HP CO2, just seachem flourish excel for carbon dosing.
By the way has anyone tried the ceomat CO2 system or the Baxter Labs CO2 Fizz powder?

Thanks.

[hondacivic]

hey bro, mayb u can check this out..

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...-Plants-Glosso

[barmby]

How about Hygrophila polysperma? Low tech and they grow small

[Goththug]

Why don't you just use HC? They can thrive in low tech tanks too!

[Ebi]

Thanks all for your suggestions.

@ hondacivic and Goththug - Have tried Glosso and HC in my previous tanks. They need lots carbon and esepcially high light to stay at ground level.

@ barmby - Can't use Hygrophila polysperma as the leave size would not complement the rest of the tank. It's just a 45cm x 20+cm tank. Other plants in the tank now are mini bolbitis, anchor & flame moss, mini fissidens and hairgrass. May try other mosses if the fronds stay small.

Thinking of using either:
zipper moss for foreground but don't think it will creep. Also heard frond can grow to height of 1.5 inches. OR
mini pelia but I never had much success with it, chilled or non-chilled tanks.

[barmby]

Hygrophila polysperma need time to cultivate them to be dwarf, and stay tiny. With your low-tech environment can give it a shot.. just like bonsai!! they should grow slow

[Ebi]

Here's a foto of the unfinished tank.

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[Ebi]

@ Barmby, thanks for the info. May give it a try if I can find time.

[Jungle-mania]

mid ground, try nana petite and foreground, hairgrass. You can train to hairgrass to be low if you trim constantly.