3 AQUARIUM CARPET PLANT TIPS! How To Grow Carpeting Plants BETTER
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Today we talk all about carpeting aquarium plants. Here are my top 3 beginner carpet plants as well as my tips for how to grow a better carpet of pretty much any plant in you planted aquarium.
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S. Repens was the first plant I ever got and it was the best. I think it looks amazing when it grows in! And I kept it in a small 5 gallon... I HIGHLY recommend it!
how come I don't care about plants unless they are underwater?
Thisisnotmyrealname8 easier to tinker with and grow?
Chik Nuggets「тм」 ha! Yes honestly I am a control freak at heart but honestly my wife is of course in control for most things (avoiding fighting) my tank is my space 😎
Same
Wow... I was think that the other day
because if its not underwater, its not aquascaping, & there is another whole hobby on that
Wow. I've been searching for a good video for carpeting plants and this is the best video yet. Easy to follow, not boring and very informative.
Three Plants mentioned in the video are
1. Dwarf Sag - 1:43
2. Dwarf Chain Swords - 3:27
3. S. repens - 4:56
I love the S. Repens! I have that in my nano tank, they really took well and grow like crazy. Mine are low and fat, but I'd love it if it were more dense. I love the the look of the fluffy bottom.
GREAT CARPETING PLANTS
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Patience and interest! The two main reasons why i stay and keep on going for my planted aquariums 🥰🥰🥰
I know I'm totally late in the game, but Ive been watching your videos constantly and you've talked about your kiddy pool projects, but is there a video on how to do this? I feel like it will save me a lot of money growing plants out like this. Many thanks.
You flow through this like your an expert! Thanks for the solid video!
Good video. I have E. Tenellus in my tank and, you're right, it's a aggressive carpet plant. It was supposed to be just the left front of the tank, but runners have gone everywhere. It's stayed fairly short, too, maybe an effect of having a Planted+ on just a 20-long, so fairly shallow. Substrate is eco-complete, btw.
Good video Mike. Lots of info. I'm going to try a planted tank for the first time in many years of fish keeping.
This was the video I needed. Awsome job.
Doing a great job, wonderful habitat for these little heavenly creatures. Many blessings.
Great video as always! I'd love to hear your thoughts on ripariums and the science behind them!
great tips mate, the last tip is the most important i believe
good video Mike definitely took some notes thank you and tanks looking awesome BTW
Well done! Looks great!
as always beautiful plants!! do you think that with my vallisneria gigantea that reach the surface i have to put a co2 valve?
Great tips Mike!
Great info. Trying to gather info so I can start my first aquarium. Thanks
I am so struggling with monti carlo I have co2 high lights ferts a good flow it seems to be slow to grow and i often find it comes away from the substrate. I use aqua soil love learning though this one's got me beat great video pal
+hawksight200 ya monte carlo can be tough sometimes even though its supposed to be the easiest form, im kinda in the same boat with ut right now :/
just want to say thanks I was really having a hard time finding carpet plants that are easy to grow
Thank you for posting this! :)
The patience point has been a hard lesson for me. But now that I’ve learned the discipline to space changes out by two weeks, things in my algae train wreck of a 55 are really starting to improve.
Hi I got my self some Monty carlo for a carpet but mine are going in to melt down Since I put them In my tank they was very strong will they grow back I do put in co2 and plant food cheers happy fish keeping
I gotta get that archerfish man, I love it.
Remember to always trim your carpet ;)
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super helpful video! thanks for the upload 🐠🐠🐠
Can I put carpet in my planted puffer tank? I followed your planted tank setup and I'm loving it.
Sagitaria is amazing, mine is starting to carpet in my mid light, no ferts, no Co2 plain sand and gravel tanks. It looks like small vallisneria. I have the bigger variaty
Cheers for the recommendations.🤙
In the second tank you showed, I noticed your S. Repen's leaves were drooping down, I have experienced the same problem. Is that due to too little light aswell?
Super informative video! Loved it! Miss my 720 Liters aquarium. Gonna get myself a 1000 Liters one when I move from my apartment into a house ;)
Alot of good info on this video alway watch to the end. Thanks
+Ruben You da man Ruben ;)
AQUAPROS tank u get it lol no but really thanks
Where did you get the small size gravel used in these tanks? I'm looking for gravel that is basically large sand. Tiny, 2mm-3mm pieces. Yours is one of the closes things I've seen.
Hey thanks for the vid! I have a 50 gallon hi tech planted tank, and have been slowly converting my 10 gallon to plants. Within the last week i have planted dwarf hair grass as a carpeting plant. I am also using the 24/7 finnex planted LED light, so my question is how happy are you with the light in regards to plants? I've never used LED before and was wondering long term your thoughts. Since i have it on a 10 gallon its quite a bit shallower than a 90 gallon. Thanks in advance :) Also do you use the 24/7 settings or do you use it on a separate timer?
Beautiful tank mate, wow your rum ya are so red.....beautiful! Also what’s your gravel/substrate?
So thankful for the recommendations!!!! But a quick fish question, what’s the red faced tetras that’s in the tank with the neons? I️ want to say that they’re rummy noses but idk.
Also what substrate do you recomend? I was thinking about doing pool filter sand over eco-complete. Or some sort of black substrate to make the carpet extend better and stand out more..
Great video, love the tanks.
Hi I love your vids. I want to start using plants in my tanks, but I am not sure how to clean the tank once I have a planted tank. Please provide information about cleaning a tank with a few plants and a lot of plants. Thanks :)
very informative thanks i just subbed yesterday
Hey dude. I love your channel. Can you recommend a short carpet plant? I am getting a 30cm cube tank and all these carpet plants appear to be quite tall for such a small tank.
Tank looks awesome! I am working on my S. reopens carpet right now as well. What is that cool looking crinkly leaf plant on the right front next to your s. Repens at 6:26. The one that is short and seems to fan out?
so i sprinkled some seeds i bought from ebay onto gravel and they grew, but now i need to know how to get nerite snails from going underneath and making them come out of the gravel. tiny plants floating every where all the time :(
Don't blame your snail. Those eBay seed suck. They uproot them self over time.
Hey Mike. Love watching your videos they are verry informational. But i would like your opinion,help,tips on my new setup. I just went out and picked up a 20 long. I want to do dwarf baby tears in front baby tears in the middle of the tank and some Vallisneria Italian in the back.. but i have the baby tear seeds.. how do you suggest id start them out? This would be my first planted tank with the inspiration form some of your tanks that have a very nice green carpet.. thank you and hope to hear from you..
So, I recently started a small 5 gallon starter aqua scaping tank that eventually will hopefully be a feeder shrimp breeding tank. I have some hairgrass and some dwarf swords coming for it as well as some micro swords and water sprites. Hoping it goes well once the plants get established. Learning the "patience" part from my red eared terrapin hatchling whose constantly teaching me- and he's already learned the art of begging and that sometimes I am a sucker for those little begging eyes and the fact that he will keep staring at me as I am working on my computer. An off the subject question for you is, what species of shrimp in your opinion are colorful and easy to breed?
Hi, I have a 29 gallon tank. What do I need to look for in a light if I wanted to go with leds? Are there leds that specific for aquascaping?
I like your honesty both on the video and in the comments below. Super👌🏻
+Zak Rafik appreciate it zak! Thank for watching as always man :)
I absolutely love this guy
What is the best mix for 'one and done' substrate? Or is ADA aquasoil sufficient on its own?
Is there a video of this tank, curious of the fish stock?
Hey man great video. Wanted to ask if you could recommend a light I could use on a 210 gallom aqueon (72Lx24Wx29H) planted tank?
amazon swords won't grow like the chain swords right? bcuz i bought and planted two inside my 15 gallon tank.
G'day mate,
What plants do you recommend for creating the illusion of depth in an aquarium?
I realise that bigger leaf plants in the foreground working towards the back with smaller leaves to tiny leaf plants would create depth. Also using brighter coloured leaves in the foregrond and working your way towards the back with less brighter coloured plants would also create the illusion of depth.
So can you recommend plants to create this illusion of depth?
Wonderful info! ❤️
Do you think I can grow dwarf sag with co2,fluorite gravel mixed with fluval stratum and a 6w led in my 3 gal?
I want a planted tank for my kuhlie loach tank but I'm worried that if I use rocks or gravel they will get hurt, should I use gravel and sand? Or just have a lot of carpet plants for them to hide in?
that just gave me a great idea thanks!!
Patience? Excuse me? What's that?
xD
+KaiserFailed lolllllz
You have to wait or see or study
I thought patients were what doctors have ?
😞 oh , lol
How do you clean your gravel with a lot of plants, especially carpet plants ?
Fantastic video thank you.
Very good!!
Great video love the tank
Great Tips!! God Bless!! :D
excellent vid, good job
What’s that beautiful star looking plant to the right of the S Repen?
Great tanks..thanks for sharing...what is the name of the bushy groundcover plant in 13:24...is it blixen?
any tips for dwarf hair grass? I got some a while back and no matter how deep I buried them they always floated to the surface, eventually some dead strands started clogging the filter. how can I get it to spread and stay down?
if dont have patience, dont do planted tanks. i know a lot of my friends too who are very crazy they thought planted tank will just turn into jungle in 1 month then they spent a lot on ferts and lights and substrate/soil but THEIR HANDS ALWAYS TEMPERING THE SCAPE eventually killing all and destroying their tanks. in the end im the luckiest guy cause i pickup all whats left behind from their tanks and i put it in my pond. hahaha..
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how to plant saggitaria subulata properly? some say dont plant it too deep, can i plant it on ADA light substrate?
Beautiful tank mate
Yow bro! just wondering. If I ordered from Amazon will it come like the video that you showed? will it come with soil and everything? or I should still buy some? Thank you! more power to your channel.
Thanks so much! Now when you say “good spectrum” how do I achieve that?
I have the fluval led smart thingy lol
I can set the sunrise, daylight, sunset and night. It has pink, blue, cold white, pure white and warm white adjustable colors. I have no idea what to set it on. Please let me know if you have any advice on that. Thanks!
Did you figure it out? Same tank bout to arrive at my door tomorrow
I know the Fluval Aquasky has a plant setting you can choose
I just bought the first plant you were talking about, and it has started to yellow after the first day and the leaves continue to slowly die. I have the Coralife Aqualight Dual Linear Strip T5 Aquarium Lighting Fixture, 2X14 Watt, 24 inch for lighting. Would lighting be the problem??
I have java moss and i wanna make carpet..so could you please help me on what substance /material i should tie my java moss before keepin it in aquarium
Very true! great video!
Beautiful tank.
What substrate do you use for your carpeting plants? Specifically dwarf hairgrass
Second attempt at growing HC or dwarf baby tears. I have a standard 10 gallon aqueon tank with ada amazonia and power sand special small, 20lbs co2 tank setup. Now all I need are lights. Finnex ray2, Finnex planted plus 24/7 SE, Finnex planted plus 24/7, Fluval 2.0 Pro, Current USA Satellite plus Pro. Help, they all seem awesome but I want one thats the best for the Dwarf baby tear. Thanks!!
I am wondering what type of fish is the black and white you keep with your rainbows?
If one side of my tanks is smaller gravel and the other is sand, can i contain it in only the gravel?
Hey, how would you recommend I use aquarium plant seeds in a aquarium that's already full of fish and water! ?
Mel_j_ley drop the seeds after removing some substrate. Sprinkle with lights off then put back removed sand. That simple
i planted 24 dwarf sag at the front of the tank. it's been 7 days. it's a garden soil substrate. how fast can i expect it to propagate?
What moss did you use to make that carpet of green under the carpet plants?
Can I plant the seeds in a mature tank with fish and shrimps? Or would that hard both of them
Could you please tell me what size aquarium is behind you at 0:30? Gorgeous tank :)
What kind of gravel do you use for the plants? Thank you
Thread might be dead but, what is a good substrate you'd recommend? I have a tank with gravel and silk plants and pretty unhappy with them. Without replacing the gravel entirely, would growing patches of any of the plants be a good idea?
I have had success in growing in gravel. Root tabs are your friend.
If you decide to break it down, a good organic soil substrate with gravel or (better yet) sand is great.
So, I'm thinking of growing plants in already established 55 gal tank with fish. Is this still possible? I mean I could take the fish out add nutrient rich soil, etc. And get this started without harming the fish? Because it seems I will need to take out the substrate thats in there right now. .... Just wanted to get an idea what Im in for, what kind of supplies I'll need. Any suggestions or tips or links would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks for your time! Btw, I enjoyed your video and like the work and what your doing!
What is the plant to the right of the s repens in the tank with the neons and rummy nose
I love it! How do you keep your rummies happy? Ph? Gh? Kh? I'm having trouble with mines.
+Rommel R ph 7.2 GH and KH are both 4
Rommel R what exactly do you mean by happy? commercially available rummynose tetras have been bred to the point of tolerating a wide range of parameters except very alkaline water as it messes with their kidneys. If they aren't very red in the nose, you may be looking at a disease or parasites, high levels of something like nitrate or ammonia, or even just them being uncomfortable in the tank. Maybe not enough of the tetras for them to shoal effectively, or there could be a larger fish that is causing them to hide or become stressed. I recently got some danios, which are top swimmers, and my rummynose are much more outgoing and very aggressive feeders.
chris day I meant that Mike's rummies noses are blood red and to me that's a sign of being happy. I have 6 rummies 3 zebras and 1 brilliant rasbora. For a while I've been having a problem with my own rummies noses not showing any red. Then one day I sunk 3 almond leaves and when the tannins released, the noses started turning red. My water is hard here, I think over 7.6. I got some seachem acid buffer and I've been dosing 1/4 teaspoon for 3 days now on my mr aqua 12gal long. It's still at 7.6. I have pool filter sand as my substrate and dragon stones and no plants yet. I'm even using organic peat inside my HOB. I don't wanna use the seachem long term. I don't wanna use RO because of the cost. What do you recommend I do?
Rommel R based on your description, I'd say you either don't have enough fish, or the lack of plants is stressing them out due to there being minimal hiding places. If they got more red after the tannins leached from your almond leaves, its quite possible that the darkening of the water helped, or maybe the actual leaves being in the tank provided some sort of shelter for them. I personally keep my rummies in tap water with a PH of 8.4, so I don't think it's your parameters. Personally I would add more dither or top swimming fish if you could manage it, rummies sort of rely on top swimmers to signal that everything is okay in the open water, or in the absence of dither fish, large shoaling numbers create security.
Great video.
Is there a way to carpet plant an 8 gallon tank thats already been running since last august without removing the water? My light system is a Finnex brand (really bright)
My tank already has soil too!
How many lumens and what wattage is a low/medium light for a 4ft planted tank?
If S. repens isn't going to fare well, how quickly will it show signs after being added to a tank?
I am growing S. Repens as a carpet in my tank. I want to get a nice carpet so I gave 24/7 lighting for 2 weeks. They grew well but I am starting to see algae in many areas, on the substrate, on the leaf and stem on the glass. I have reduced light to 8 hours per day and done regular maintenance. The algae have stopped growing but I'm starting to see that some of my Repens melted and some leaves have turned brown.
I don't know what I am doing wrong.
24/7 lighting is so wrong
Is that an archer fish? I thought they are brackish.
Daniel Cary Fresh water and saltwater
Did you use potting soil and sand on these in the videos?
Hi ! I have gravels in my aquarium , could that work to plant a carpet plant? How often do you change water in the aquarium? Thank you in advance !
Gravel can work depending on the plant. I can't help you much there, but other vids should.
Water change frequency depends on a lot of variables like size of tank, number of fish, etc, but generally most advice I've seen says at least 20% change weekly for general purposes.
Hope your tank is going well!