[BryceM]

Dave - What a fantastic tank! Your style of aquascaping is very much in line with my own. I don't know if it should be called "freestyle" or "natural dutch" or what, but it works well for you. Formal "Dutch" tanks usually seem a bit stuffy and contrived, but the intersting leaf texture and color contrasts give them a certain apeal that isn't usually found in natural tanks. In my opinion, you've beautifully combined elements from the two schools here. The hardscape is very nice.

Somebody help me out here - what is the lush, green plant in the forground/midground on the right side?

Could you provide some additional detail about how your automatic WC works? I'd love to set up something similar and I'm in the market for ideas.