Carpeting

[JoseRivera]

Has anyone done a planted tank with carpeting? What kind did you use?

[Len]

dwarf hair grass or baby tears

[dkeef]

Dwarf sagittaria

[jmf3460]

my suggestion to you JoseRivera. Go wish something else, not DHG nor baby tears. this seems to be what everyone and their mom does. While it does look beautiful, it gets quite boring looking through TPT and seeing the same tank over and over and over bc everyone does the same thing. Do something different like dkeef said...dwarf sag, or glosso or microsword, or even something more rare, or do a moss carpeting. I have a small area in the center of one of my tanks with swom dwarf sag, now it isn't fully carpeted yet but I do think its very pretty. that stuff that people sell by the nodes hydrocotyl or something is also pretty as a carpeting.

[Frankr409]

my suggestion to you JoseRivera. Go wish something else, not DHG nor baby tears. this seems to be what everyone and their mom does. While it does look beautiful, it gets quite boring looking through TPT and seeing the same tank over and over and over bc everyone does the same thing. Do something different like dkeef said...dwarf sag, or glosso or microsword, or even something more rare, or do a moss carpeting. I have a small area in the center of one of my tanks with swom dwarf sag, now it isn't fully carpeted yet but I do think its very pretty. that stuff that people sell by the nodes hydrocotyl or something is also pretty as a carpeting. I agree with the sentiments on the Baby Tears. It requires a good deal of light to carpet, or else it grows upwards more than sideways. I like Dwarf Sag, and Cryptocoryne parva. The later of which is a nice slow grower, low light and handles high temperatures nicely.

[dkeef]

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zps49a7a8b9.jpg

Dwarf sag in front. Its more trimmed now.

[Frankr409]

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zps49a7a8b9.jpg

Dwarf sag in front. Its more trimmed now. Looks awesome!

[Len]

I guess it really depends on what you consider carpet. Dwarf sag looks good, but I'd call it more of a low growing type plant. I had it in my last planted tank, but more in the middle and sides with dwarf hair and baby tears more to the front to make the scape look more textured. I didn't seem to have a problem with the baby tears growing taller rather than spreading, but it had pretty high light (8 x 54W T5 bulbs) on it so perhaps that makes the difference.

[du3ce]

stargrass and pearlweed

[Nick Klimkowski]

Baby tears is what I used on my old planted tank in the past.

[Fish from Philly]

four leaf clover

[Redmelons]

I love this tank i am aiming to have mine looking this good one day
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zps49a7a8b9.jpg

Dwarf sag in front. Its more trimmed now.

[Redmelons]

I love that tank looks great

[Fish from Philly]

Just got microsword plugs. I like!! I used to have planted forefront but I'm going to try sand so I can vacuum. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/18/zyse3u8y.jpg


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