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bigduke45123
 
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by bigduke45123

I am wanting to add some baby tears or some hair grass and some more java moss to my 55 gal tank does anyone have any opinions on those three plants or even christmas moss I am trying to find a plant that will spred out and cove the bottom of my tank really nice.


a1k8t31524
 
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by a1k8t31524

what type ov lighting do you have and all that?


a1k8t31524
 
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by a1k8t31524

the thing with baby tears abd hair grass is that they are high light plants, mostly for the reason that they are way at the bottom of the tank, you would probally need 4wpg in orger to get than carpet effect, and also both of thoes plants do better with suplimental Co2 with that you will really get the carpet effect that you are looking for,
Java moss on the otherhand is a low light plant before i upgraded my lighting from <1wpg to 5wpg i had java moss in my tank and it did fine, i dont know about christmass tree moss though but for the most part mosses even non aquatic are low light plants. so thoes should do fine if you do not have the high lighting


Tmercier834747
 
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by Tmercier834747

When you say 'more' moss does that mean you already have java moss? It uh...can really get massive over time in almost any tank, so if you waited awhile you probably wouldn't have to purchase more, or get more from another source..

Any of the cuttings you can mash together and allow to freefloat or tie onto another piece of decor..you name it. The stuff is really hardy and versatile.

a1 is right as far as the rest of your plants are concerned. You'll need 3-4wpg and CO2 for a healthy heavy carpet.


bigduke45123
 
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by bigduke45123

I have a diy hood over my tank that houses four 18" 15 watt t8 8000k bolbs and also have a diy co2 system that gets defused through a power head. as far as the java moss no I dont have any yet I have some flame moss


a1k8t31524
 
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by a1k8t31524

that is just over 1wpg so i bet you could ter hairgrass abd dwarf tears to "stay alive" but i do not think you would be able to get the cover that you are looking forand as far as your co2 diy is good but compressed gas is much better you can keep and sustain you co2 ppm unlike with DIY when it is producing the most gass only for a smally length of time .....


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by a1k8t31524

wow i suck at typing

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