What carpet plant should I start with?

Hi I want to setup a new 20L Nano with a bonsai with xmas moss and want a carpet plant, I haven't grown a carpet before so what carpet plant should I get? glosso or HC

Substrate-ADA amazonia hope I can get the powder type but if not will the normal type work fine?
Light CFL 20w opple should I change to a different brand or wattage?
Co2 will be DIY for now

 

Both plants will be just fine. They like c02.

 

for something as small as 20l and if you going to do a bonsai in that, then i would use HC. Smaller leaves than glosso so will give a better perspective

 

Thanks guys @dash do you know of any petshop or person selling these plants

 

St@tic, when you say a 20L nano what are the dimensions. HC specifically needs a lot of light and co2 and with aquasoil something to bring up your KH, so maybe look at adding a little crushed coral to your filter or you will end up with problems sooner or later. Glosso also prefers the water a little harder than an un buffered aquasoil tank filled with our Durban tap water will sit. Glosso will also stem if it does not have enough light. I agree with @shan that the HC will look better "as I envisage a bonsai tree in a 20L" the smaller leaves that HC offers will scale best with the little tree. Also remember you need a good, constant supply of co2 be it DIY or pressurised, if DIY reset the system at night with an airstone or diffuse your co2 with a powerhead on a timer which turns off at night. Lastly remember that HC is definitely not going to grow in the shade of any tree. HTH

 

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@GOJ the tank is 1.5 foot I'm sure this is the size 45L*23W*30H and the tank takes 30L water but with the last setup is took 20L water because of the substrate and rock feature.The hood as 2 light fitting in it so I can put add another globe if needed so many watts per a liter will I need for HC. I will get crushed coral for my filter.The tank will not be supplied with CO2 at night and no fish will be in this tank for a long time also will add a drop checker to make sure my CO2 is sharp and will dosage a bit of excel if needed. The tree is small and will take 1/4 of the tank the rest of the tank will be my carpet. Now anyone knows where I get some xmas moss and HC or Glosso in Durban I found a petshop over the weekend that has them but the stock was for they display tank and they don't know if they will get more in stock to sell to the public.

 

my HC, ADA tank was only running 2x 15w oppel 6500k cfl's. I had to trim the HC weekly - if i did not, it would start to lift from the substrate. My tank is also the same size so 2x 20w cfl's would be more than sufficient.

now you can grow HC with excel, i have done it but damn it takes long, very very long to carpet and not very well i must add.

 

As shan says 2x 20/23w 6500k cfl's should do it over that size tank.

 

I should be fine then.