Aquascaping just with grass seeds

I'm awaiting the delivery of equipment and five type of seeds to start my third tank. I'm new to the dry start method which will be interesting to put into practice. The challenge from an aquascaping point of view is to not create something too monotonous. I won't be using rocks, just a decent Mopani root as a centerpiece or piece to break the midground, bridge background with midground or foreground wit midground, etc. The seeds are Big and Small Cow Hair, small and big leaf as well as either Love Grass or Lucky Clover. Substrate will be Fluval Stratum, tank size standard 10 gallon. I'm looking for ideas how to arrange and aquascape all above. Should be simple enough without creating just one flat mass of grass, so contouring will be very important. How would you go about scaping it? Open to all ideas. Thanks for sharing.

 

Those grasses aren't aquatic... they'll survive for a few weeks and then they'll die and foul things up in the worst way

 

Thanks for sharing. It's a project to see what works, works best, not at all. Like with true aquatic plants.

 

Please don't use the seeds! I wrote an entire thread on them:

PSA: Carpeting Plant Seeds Are A Scam | Aquarium Plants Forum | 459640

 

Thanks for sharing! I shall let them grow in cups first to determine what they are and take it from there.
Read your article. Thank you! Didn't know there was a scam going on. Financial scams, social security scams, and now seed scams???? lol.

It's not any of the "magic" seed packs though. But probably similar. Now I am inclined to get a 2.5 gallon tank to grow each seed according to instructions, flood the tank at some point, establish a fertilizing scheme, and document the expected melt for each type of seed. Gives me something to look after at work

That leaves me now head scratching how to proceed with the 10g and the type of aquascape.

 

Guess I might try my hands on a peninsula or island scape with swords, vals, dwarf hair grass, and cuttings from my other tank. I was thinking to use white sand for contrast and a beach effect. Will it stay clean enough with vacuuming or is it an eye sore in the making?

 

Thanks for sharing! I shall let them grow in cups first to determine what they are and take it from there.
Read your article. Thank you! Didn't know there was a scam going on. Financial scams, social security scams, and now seed scams???? lol.

It's not any of the "magic" seed packs though. But probably similar. Now I am inclined to get a 2.5 gallon tank to grow each seed according to instructions, flood the tank at some point, establish a fertilizing scheme, and document the expected melt for each type of seed. Gives me something to look after at work

That leaves me now head scratching how to proceed with the 10g and the type of aquascape.

Love me a good experiment

 

Love me a good experiment

Probably nothing new would be discovered. They are expected to melt and die off anywhere between 3-9 month after being submersed. Already some YT footage here and there available. Not worth the hassle. Now, growing them emerged paludarium style could be a possible way of keeping them alive and fill in a row of grass or leaves easily.