Time for a trim and a minor rescape. Am hoping to redo the foreground and improve the open space in this area.
Here it is this am before the trim:
And after the trim/rescape:
Removed, trimmed, and replaced all of the stems on the LHS: rotala macranda's, Ludwigia Cuba, L. Aromatica, bacopa (moved this to the right side).
Moved and thinned out the HM from the foreground. Removed the glosso completely as well as the few remaining pieces of Alternanthera reineckii and the red lotus. I think these were the only 3 species I lost from this rescape. . .
Also, moved the blyxa japonica to the LHS and removed most of it. Spread the E. tenellus across the foreground and left some space in the area near the glass. Am hoping to get some downoi to add to the foreground. Another note on the foreground: I thought I planted the big crypts in the back but the ones in front seem to have grown the biggest. I have some large wendtii's in the back that are still quite small--hopefully with the lotus removed they will get more light and become more visible.
Also, moved the Crinum calamistratum to a clearer spot to hopefully get this more visible (and more light!).
I'm sure I did some more but can't recall right now. Will have to wait and see how things grow in. . .
Thanks for looking! Any comments/suggestions/etc. welcome.
-Roy