grow anything
It is surprisingly easy to ‘grow anything’ and by this we mean 99% of commercially available aquatic plants.
This does require a solid foundation (read more about in Knowledge base) and a good understanding of the needs of the plants we look to grow- covered in this section.
growing carpets
In nature, carpeting plants thrive in sunny, CO2 rich waters. While it is possible to grow them in aquariums without injected CO2, it is akin to bodybuilding on a low- protein diet: possible, but difficult, and a classic example of battling nature instead of going with the flow.
‘HC Cuba’ is one of the hobby’s most popular carpets because of its dense, tiny leaves, but it is incredibly dependent on CO2 for good growth
This said, it is possible to grow species such as ‘Dwarf hair grass’ and ‘Monte Carlo’ in relatively good form without injected CO2, using the techniques described below.