evilgenius Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I recently setup a new 60g cube with a sump. It's been planted for about 2 weeks today and almost all the carpeting utroculria graminifolia has broken up and floated. I have some marsilia hirsuta planted in the mid and foregrounds as well and that seems to be doing okay so far. The background crypts haven't melted so I'm stoked for that. So I'm looking to add something that will carpet. Something that resembles grass. I already have a carpeted tank with dwarg sag so I'd like something different. Temps are around 77 and I am doing CO2 inside the tank, but planning on moving it inline at some point soon. Lighting is a Fluval 3.0 that will be swapped out for a AI Prime pendent light by mid-summer when I get my office bonus. I'm dosing Easy Green and additional Potassium. Substate is reused Fluval Statum. Fish are a healthy mix of rummy nose, xray and red eye tetra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Dwarf Hair grass. Easy and beautiful. Tenellum would be nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilgenius Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Dwarf hair grass also has pretty shallow roots and is prone to hair algae. I may try it anyway as its the closest to the UG. Helanthium tenellum 'Green' might be what I'm looking for though. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFishChik Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 What about Crypt Parva? Would that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilgenius Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 1:54 PM, FLFishChik said: What about Crypt Parva? Would that work? I have thought about that. I have some in my low tech shallow office tank. It grows so super slow, even with CO2 that carpeting isn't easy to do. I suppose I could just buy several cups and see how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFishChik Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 3:38 PM, evilgenius said: I have thought about that. I have some in my low tech shallow office tank. It grows so super slow, even with CO2 that carpeting isn't easy to do. I suppose I could just buy several cups and see how that goes. Yeah, you’d have to buy quite a bit if you want it to look like a carpet sooner than later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjoma Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Dwarf chain sword is probably the easiest grass in my experience. Echinodorus Quadricostatus is also easy. Microsword gets my honorable mention. I can never get hair grass to do well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rube_Goldfish Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I have had no luck with Littorella uniflora (though I haven't given up, and it's only MOSTLY dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive.) but it's got a nice grassy look, too. Edited to add: Oh, and Lilaeopsis brasiliensis and/or Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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