RJHELL Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 SUP. looking for a ground cover plant in a 1ft cube NoN-CO2 shrimp tank???? I have shrimp/aqua soil so now would love to go from here with a ground cover with-out CO2 if i can help it for now. Any help would be great. Also am running a LED 5W flood/spot light of that helps in anyway. Cheers RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhysl Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 HM aka Hemianthus micranthemoides Hemianthus micranthemoides is an easy to grow stem plant that will grow well in a wide range of water conditions, tank parameters, and fertilization schemes. At minimum, moderate lighting should be provided to allow the leaves to grow into a rich bright green. It can be grown with or without carbon dioxide, and minimum fertilization, but will grown extensively with these supplements. Occasionally leaves may turn brown indicating either poor lighting or insufficient nutrients. I don't do anything special, but if you have a good substrate this stuff just takes off like wildfire! google some pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJHELL Posted September 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Whats its hight of growth ? Or is it just a natural flat ground cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollies Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 if you got high light tank, HM will crawl along the substrate and stay low, but if the light is not enough then it will grow upwards. and just to warn you...HM grows like a weed so you will have to trim it from time to time lol. otherwise you can try hairgrass (need high light as well), but without CO2 it spreads really slow. or with shrimp tank, you can tie peacock moss onto stainless steel mesh and they will grow like a carpet. Great for shrimps too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
