Easy, Low Light, No Co2 Carpeting Plant - Plant Species Spotlight - Pearlweed

Hey All,
Today I'm excited to discuss with you one of the rare plants that are in the hobby that can be carpeted in low light, no co2 enivronments.
Pearlweed is an exceptionally undemanding, versatile and hardy plant that any hobbyist can grow and enjoy.
Hope you liked this video and good luck growing Micranthemum Micranthemoides aka PEarlweed.
Please Comment, Like & Subscribe.
Merchandise available at;
www.blakesaquatics.theprintba...
Become a Blake's Aquatics member;
/ @blakesaquatics
Facebook;
/ blakesaquatics
Instagram;
/ blakes.aquatics
Podcast episodes are also available as an audio podcast on your favourite platforms such as;
Spotify, Apple Podcasts or via; blakesaquatics.podbean.com
Stuff I recommend;
Hang on Breeder Box
amzn.to/3kDIYq6
Cheap Nano Light - Freshwater (Saltwater version displays when Freshwater is out of stock)
amzn.to/3kwpt2m
Aquascaping Tools
amzn.to/2XJYGGp
My gear;
Sony a6100
amzn.to/3acfZEW
Sony ZV-1
amzn.to/3gLskCr
Rode Wireless GO
amzn.to/3iiT6T0
Rode Smartlav+
amzn.to/31zln14
Rode VideoMic Me
amzn.to/3ai9wII
Rode PodMic
amzn.to/30MaSs9
GorillaPod 3k
amzn.to/2CbTnI0
#CarpetingPlants #Pearlweed #BlakesAquatics

[@AussieAquatic]

Fabulous plant, and the Only plant I've been able to grow without CO2 as a full-on genuine carpet so far. Great Choice :)

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

So many projects and so many cool things to try! I'm definitely going to try to give this one a go!!👍🌿

[@BlakesAquatics]

Great to hear!

[@johnharoldfajardo5921]

you can also use dwarf Sagitarria as a carpet plants it is good to but i prefer pearlweed or Montecarlo

[@jayav2877]

The number of views on this video is criminally low, and I have no idea why?! It had practically everything I needed, including the confidence to bye it!

[@BlakesAquatics]

Appreciate that mate 😊

[@jayav2877]

Blake's Aquatics No problem, and thank you for the video. I'm serious! (Expressions in texts is weird, sorry)

[@BlakesAquatics]

@@shockadellick it grows great, just let it float and it soaks up nutrients from the water

[@jimmysalgadojr5087]

You look stoned. For that reason..... I'm sold. I want this plant in my tank. Those glossy eyes are telling me that this plant would be good to look at while I'm high.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Lol sorry to disappoint but ive never been stoned in my life 🤣 just have glossy eyes i guess

[@chrislaid214]

Lol

[@JasonXBeats]

@@BlakesAquatics try it lol 😂

[@mrazspeaks9071]

This comment saved me from being sadddd omfg hahahaahah

[@briannastevens4385]

Me tooo

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

pearlweed is an awesome carpeting plant. would love to get some soon

[@MitchParker2012]

Great stuff Blake!

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

Nice video Blake. I really appreciate you sharing your experience! I haven't attempted to do a carpeting plant yet as a carpet... although I do have some Monte Carlo planted in my tank, just to see if it will survive and grow! This is definitely one I will try in the near future! So many choices so many things to try👍I enjoyed the video. I hope you have a great day!!!😁🌿🐟🌱🙏

[@BlakesAquatics]

You can do it!

[@Dazai_s]

Hey how is it going?

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Right good plant profile.

[@nicobrabiofilms3069]

perfect aquatic in vitro ecosystem 🐟👍 Greetings from Colombia

[@stayplanted1093]

Great video! Plants look gorgeous!

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thanks 😊

[@aquamate]

I need to try this again, great spotlight 👍

[@BlakesAquatics]

You should!

[@dontbea7237]

Bulletproof plants heard about them and so have my Dojo loaches they root everything out of the sand

[@Damian-Mucha]

Thanks for all the information Blake, greetings from Poland.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Gday 👌

[@MT88_YouTube]

Great video! I am also trying pearlweed in low tech.

[@BlakesAquatics]

thanks :)

[@k0olmini11]

Great video keep it up!!!

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Philip_smith88]

Great info bro 👍🏻

[@peacefulaqua6221]

Love pearl weed :) You know whos got it on his live stream tank ;)

[@remmissapple5411]

Love your vids

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thanks 🙏

[@aquaphilosophy]

I also grow Hemianthus without CO2. For him, the main thing is bright lighting🤝

[@anilkumarkg9035]

good video

[@johnjeromesamonte7111]

I bought 30 stem of pearlweed. Today is day 4 since I put it in my tank. Its like its melting and turning black what should I do??? Or maybe its just transitioning?

[@BlakesAquatics]

i would think its transitioning if theres enough light and nutrients for them I wouldnt be too worried.

[@jelouiepagarigan682]

Deadman narrating 😊

[@Mitchthatstoner]

I thought I killed it, and I’ve got 15 or so different plants and have never killed a single thing (I have no clue how) and I was PISSED but I just left it hoping it was melting n it’s been about a month and a half and I have like 6 super green little stems, so if y’all think u killed it j wait it might be taking its time melting

[@johnjeromesamonte7111]

thank god I saw your comment. Mine is melting and I thought its dying. Maybe Ill just wait for a while. Thanks mate

[@Mitchthatstoner]

@@johnjeromesamonte7111 ahaha no problem! I’d definitely wait, shit took so long in my tank lol. Now it does greatttt. Longest melting plant I’ve had

[@nathanmitchell5217]

Why does tropica say advanced also is it okay for the fluval flex if you know

[@BlakesAquatics]

I am not sure why they label it advanced but I am sure youll be able to grow it in a flex with a little bit of liquid fert no problem

[@saberali4072]

Sir iam from Hyderabad India your videos are ver informative I impressed with your knowledge.. sir can you tell how much CO2 needed for 30cm tank please describe

[@BlakesAquatics]

Hi mate it depends on the amount of plants. Easiest way is to buy a drop checker and wait for it to turn yellow. Thanks 👍

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

I was excited to have Star Grass grow as a great fast growing groundcover....for many months it look great and then ..no matter that I replanted cuttings all the time,it seems to have gotten thinner and less rambunctious. I think stem plants have short lifespans. For forever carpets people might go with plants that divide. Still,you can get a year or more out of stems as carpets and for months they peak. Just in the very long run..lol..

[@BlakesAquatics]

I didnt have much luck with my stargrass. It got overrun with hair algae and never recovered. Nice insight

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

@@BlakesAquatics Yes,I have had to comb that out at times to. For some reason I get the feeling that Staurogyne is worth a try also. One thing about carpets? When you have large aquariums they go a long way to satisfy the urge to see green--- without taking up the swimming space of the fish like Rainbows. Bosys get to be hefty fish,deep bodys..beautiful,but need room.

[@BlakesAquatics]

@@StanTheObserver-lo8rx in my experience stauro works best in nanos. Never had it grow in any water deeper than 6 inches or so

[@tomshaji]

Will it grow on sand

[@rochelle5882]

New Subscriber!!

[@BlakesAquatics]

Welcome! 😀

[@Hrafn22]

I would like to ask if this plant is suitable for nano aquarium, with a base of 20x30cm and 20cm in height. I have a plan to rebulid my aquarium from a set consisting of one stone and a branch which does not fit in with its shape into my aquarium to two lower and better fitting branches (maybe placing that stone between the branches) and plant the branches with Anubias or Bucephalandra (depends on which is more durable against algae and also some illnesses and temperatures reaching 28-29 °C). But I seek for some plant to consume nutrients to prevent algae and I don´t know which one is the proper choice as I want to avoid chosing some plant which would need pulling it off the bottom and disrupt the bottom. Thanks for advice ;-)

[@BlakesAquatics]

Absolutely! Great for that kind of tank

[@Hrafn22]

@@BlakesAquatics Thank you for quick response! ;) So I won´t struggle with overflowing the "cube" with that plant. Some still say that high temperatures are huge struggle for them like in this vid. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6ircmyoZ7J9nZo ... So I am a bit confused but still pearlweed looks for me very attractive as its huge bushy stature will be very pleasantly welcomed by my Neocaridina davidi shimps :-) I know these little "creatures" love to swin between some dense plants stuff :-)

[@BlakesAquatics]

@@Hrafn22 well anything thats going to be effective as a defence against algae will have to be fast growing and require maintenance.

[@BlakesAquatics]

@@Hrafn22 your shrimp will struggle a lot more with those temperatures than the plant will. Is that the ambient temperature or are you heating it to that temp?

[@Hrafn22]

@@BlakesAquatics Unfortunately the ambient temperatures are that high naturally from may till early september days from 25/26 to 29 °C. I tried to add some cold water when returning from work in the evening but that makes effect only for a few hours when the water temperatures rises again from 21/22 °C to 25/26 °C and next morning it is back at 27/28 °C. During 4 moths the days are hot as hell. After this period I have no need to heat the aquarium even during low temperatures during night as flat has got it´s heating and provides also heat for aquarium from september till march when temperatures are high enough. Right now 24 °C is in aquarium. :-)

[@bacon6496]

do i need a plant substrate or can I be using gravel

[@BlakesAquatics]

Gravel will work

[@bacon6496]

Blake's Aquatics so my new tank shall work

[@andrewcarrigan7780]

this plant grows like a weed for me it looks great though works as great fertilizer for my tropical vivariums

[@obriantomlinson2776]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmndgqJqfM1rqqssi=Bsr9okozyfOFwC54

[@obriantomlinson2776]

Watch this video Iink I just posted…it looks great when you trim it and it starts to grow sideways and creates a carpet

[@suman5492]

Please tell what is low, medium and high lights in terms of watts per gallon.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Its a bit up to perception but id say low is < 1w / g and high is > 3w/ g

[@suman5492]

@@BlakesAquatics And 2w/gallon will be medium light? Then can I grow the pearl weeds?

[@BlakesAquatics]

@@suman5492 indeed

[@willbarker1998]

Just bought myself some :)

[@BlakesAquatics]

Good choice!

[@valiaudet3415]

Is pearl weed cheaper than Monte carlo. To carpet with the Monte would cost 100's as I've only ever seen tiny plants in tissue culture gel. I've never seen pearl weed. Lol. Central coast nsw

[@BlakesAquatics]

You can definitely start with less because it grows much faster so in that sense yes

[@samuelr818]

Does it grow in small lava rock?

[@BlakesAquatics]

With some fertiliser sure

[@lilkillacupcake]

What substrate do you recommend?

[@BlakesAquatics]

I use a lot of master soil or ada amazonia

[@nurrr2041]

You said you can even float it, does it mean it doesn’t require nutrient rich substrate

[@BlakesAquatics]

Correct

[@deXviper001]

My tank substrate is sand. Can i grow pearlweed?

[@BlakesAquatics]

not as easily but it is possible

[@reynardvanderwalt2390]

I only have gravel in my tank, will it be sufficient?

[@BlakesAquatics]

Yeah shouldnt be an issue

[@Johnjimo1987]

I've heard of you pull up carpeting plants, sometimes there's floorboarding plants underneath them

[@BlakesAquatics]

Top notch stuff

[@cheveburkinshaw860]

First

[@kooka111]

🌿🌿👍☑️

[@graememcleod1751]

Hey Blake if you're interested in it I have a mini reef 90 for sale If you wanted and upgrade for your saltwater tank

[@BlakesAquatics]

Message me on facebook mate if you have it 👍

[@graememcleod1751]

@@BlakesAquatics will do mate

[@graememcleod1751]

@@BlakesAquatics messaged your Blake's aquatics Facebook page

[@ert-wert]

Well...hope my monte carlo works for me...

[@tommywatcher2321]

Not bullet proof enough for me :I Though, having it shipped in below freezing weather probably doesn't help it much.

[@BlakesAquatics]

yikes, yeah i dont think thered be much that would survive that. do they usually ship with heat packs? we don't really get snow here.

[@tommywatcher2321]

@@BlakesAquatics I don't know the company well enough to know if they use heat packs later in the year, I got mine just last week, they came in plastic bags in a cardboard box. No heat pack, no Styrofoam. I'm seeing if I can grow out some of the good parts.

[@ert-wert]

Lol I didn't even think about this hahaha it's -5 right now lol

[@benjidoggo5405]

Hey Blake, where you from?

[@BlakesAquatics]

Australia

[@benjidoggo5405]

​@@BlakesAquatics Wow so am I, I live in the NT to be more specific and I watch your videos because they are very helpful. I have a planted aquarium you see 😊.

[@BlakesAquatics]

@@benjidoggo5405 awesome mate, im in victoria near melbourne

[@rafaeldathird4385]

The substrate must not be old,, or you have to shove root tabs in their... BOME

[@BlakesAquatics]

Its 2 year old aquasoil with exactly 0 root tabs in it..

[@oliveryang8298]

R u ausie?

[@BlakesAquatics]

Yep 👍