ccc24 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) I have planted Monte Carlo in a 6g cube. I have an aquaeon planted tank clip-on light. I have the light on a timer and it runs for 6 hours a day. I keep nitrates at 20-40ppm with easy green. I put root tabs (easy tabs) in the root balls when I planted them (and plan on placing new fertilizer tabs monthly). Inhabitants are a betta (Quasar) & 2 nerite snails (and an unspecified number of tiny ramshorn hitchhikers that could be one or five) This is my first foray with a carpeting plant - is there any other adjustments I should make or changes that would encourage carpeting? Anything I’m doing that would inhibit carpeting? completely unrelated - I do have brag on my sweet husband who custom 3D printed the castle to theme the tank to fit the room it is in (Board Games). It was originally meant as a shrimp hide (it has a spiral staircase from top to bottom that leads to the roof) but the betta immediately moved in. Edited July 16, 2022 by ccc24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanisag Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Looks sweet. Good luck. Patients is probably key. I definitely don't know so make your best guess but it seems like that light might be a bit weak so maybe increase the duration? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/16/2022 at 7:24 AM, ccc24 said: This is my first foray with a carpeting plant - is there any other adjustments I should make or changes that would encourage carpeting? Anything I’m doing that would inhibit carpeting? It's definitely not easy. I'm right there with ya. Monte Carlo and Marsilea crenata" width="200"> There's a few videos, this one might be helpful for your tank because it's on that specific plant. I also check out videos like this to go ahead and make sure I'm attempting to do things right. I usually find 4-5 of them, but generally these two I linked have a lot of good info. Generally, trying to carpet you'd want to plant something in this fashion. Spreading the clumps might be beneficial for you to get it going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc24 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/16/2022 at 10:59 AM, bryanisag said: Looks sweet. Good luck. Patients is probably key. I definitely don't know so make your best guess but it seems like that light might be a bit weak so maybe increase the duration? I can give that a whirl. I have at 6 as that seemed to be the balance that didn’t grow hair algae. Now that there are carpeting plants…maybe I can increase the light duration without growing hair algae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc24 Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 My husband pointed out with how small the tank is - I could just “cheat” and buy about 3 more and “boom, carpet.” I mean he’s not wrong. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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