Carpet Plant Help

[Ellphea]

I purchased some dwarf baby tears for my tank as a carpeting plant, but it has now taken over the top of my tank. It is all floating and I can't get it to stay in the substrate. It is clogging the filter and it is in an active tank so I can't drain it and plant it that way. It is in a 55 gallon aquarium. Any suggestions?

 

[BettaBettas]

just take it out lol, clip some of it to keep and take the rest out

 

[Munroco]

You can get little stainless steel grid things, usually about 3" square. You could glue the baby tears to it and sink it into the sand or gravel so the plants show through. Something like this http/www.ebay.com/itm/4-pads-10cm-x-10cm-Aquarium-Plant-Moss-Aluminium-mesh-Java-Moss-/172306910107?hash=item281e4acb9b:g:4ZYAAOSwnNBXYu7z

 

[Ellphea]

I am going to take most of it out, but I still want it to carpet. I will try the grid thing. Wouldn't glue kill the plant?

 

[BettaBettas]

you can glue some of the roots to the plate, or some of the plant no reason to be so delicate, it will grow back.