Dwarf hair grass

**CrunchyLeaf** · 04-20-2012, 08:53 PM

I would like to grow a bed of this along the entire bottom of my tank. I know it would grow best in a nutrient rich plant substrate, but is it possible to grow it in just plain aquarium sand? I'm willing to use root tabs/liquid ferts if necessary.

I just don't want to go through the trouble of tracking some down if it's not even going to grow for me.

**KingFisher** · 04-20-2012, 08:58 PM

What lighting do you have? It only does well in high light. Planting it in a non plant substrate is iffy, I wouldn't if it were me.

**CrunchyLeaf** · 04-20-2012, 09:00 PM

Yeah it won't work then because I have a low light setup. Is there any type of plant that would grow a cover along the bottom of my substrate in low light?

**AussieJosh1996** · 04-21-2012, 12:57 AM

You could try Dwarf Sag, it is like a grass and can make for a very nice looking carpet. Another option could be to use Java Moss as a carpet although IMO it doesnt look very nice.