Need A Surface Covering Plant

[crunch7]

I need a fast growing full substrate covering plant. Plant must NOT require additional Co2 injection nor fertilizers. I have a 20g with 15w lighting plus I have a sand and marble dust substrate . I would love if there can be flowers in them.

I know I maybe asking too much, but you guys are veterans right ..... You are also free to suggest any other plant too, so that i can learn more about these small sub coverers.

PLease mention how to plant it and maintain it too!!

 

[mike455555]

surface or substrate?

 

[crunch7]

you know those plants like grass which cover the surface of the substrate ...i am not getting the right words ... but grass need CO2 injection and fertilizers

 

[mike455555]

carpet plants? try java moss theres a good guide on here, youv got low light so co2 and ferts wouldent be needed anyway.

 

[CezzaXV]

I've actually been meaning to start a thread on this. I'd like some kind of carpet plant but I'm not a big fan of moss.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Duckweed, amazon frogbit, and ludwiga repens

 

[crunch7]

Duckweed, amazon frogbit, and ludwiga repens

bro i needed the carpet plants.... but thanks for sharing info.

 

[creeker]

Duckweed, amazon frogbit, and ludwiga repens

Fishy, I think crunch means surface of the sand, not surface of the water. The ones you mention are good water surface plants, but I agree that crunch is looking for Java Moss here. Pygmy Chain Sword covers pretty good, but does not carpet.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Oh okay, sorry. Dwarf hairgrass, java moss, flame moss, And x mas moss

I don't know if they are fast growing but I know that they are a good carpeting plant

 

[mike455555]

theres not many low tech carpet plants your limited to moss's i think (well not that i know of) ... im struggling with hairgrass at 0.8wpg. you might have better luck

 

[Fishy friend2]

Oh wait... I didn't red the part about the wattage, yeah I think you can only have moss

 

[crunch7]

i guess java moss it is then....i wish i had some indian veteran member here , there are so many indian plants which can carpet too. there are so many species here in india because of favourable climate.

 

[mike455555]

indian aquatic carpting plants? ... import them to the uk ? and sell them to make some money? just an idea there will be demand for low tec ccarpting...

 

[crunch7]

indian aquatic carpting plants? ... import them to the uk ? and sell them to make some money? just an idea there will be demand for low tec ccarpting...

i am not sure they will sustain the journey. any clue how to pack em good for it ?

 

[mike455555]

no clue depends what plants you'v got over there, if theres any new ones from the wild which could be used in the aquarium i think there might be a market in other country's for them