Carpet Plants For Sand Substrate

How to grow aquarium plants with inert substrate.

Carpet plants for sand substrate.

I think sand would be a bit better for the plants because then their roots can set a bit easier and spread out but im pretty sure you can grow plants in gravel just might not be as easy for their roots to set. Those that might grow won t be carpets they ll grow much taller and leaner looking. It is a short plant so you should keep it in the foreground of your aquarium. Dwarf hairgrass is a rewarding carpet plant that will mimic a grassy field inside of your aquarium.

Some will grow in sand possibly most but the substrate is the very least of the concerns. This is one of the more attractive carpet plants that produces four leaves to a stem just like land based clover. Micro sword is a small carpet plant species 4 7 cm or 2 3 inches that forms an excellent foreground subject for planted tanks. It is considered an aquatic fern that reproduces by both runners and sporocaps.

This plant will thrive perfectly in a nutrient rich substrate of preferably iron rich clay or aquarium soil and quality tank water. You can also attach it to any rock driftwood or any other decoration in your aquarium and then put it inside your aquarium. Depending on where you live keeping this plant may be banned because it is considered an invasive species. And these are the plants that you can keep and grow in your aquarium having a sand substrate.

Also if you prepare your sand substrate by adding some root tabs before planting your aquatic plants then it will help it anchor its roots in the sand substrate. It also has the benefit of being easy to grow even when planted in sand. While it doesn t require fertilization to grow if you want a full carpet of hairgrass you should add both root tabs and co2. It can survive in all lighting conditions.

You can plant anubias in your gravel substrate. Most carpet plants have tiny leaves and plants with tiny leaves generally need very intense light to do well. For most of the aquatic plants you will require a substrate whether that is sand gravel or soil so that you can anchor its roots into the substrate. Buy stuff i mentioned affiliate.