Ok. Algae problems finally under control. Melting Val fixed itself. Crypts starting to take off. All in all, I am VERY happy with this tank
I spent the day trimming back the wild forest and cleaning down the few algae spots and marks on the glass. Vacuumed up the dead plant matter from the floor of the tank (sorry Matt, I know I am supposed to let it and the mulm decompose to feed the plants, but I don't think it will make a lot of difference if I do it once a month.) Added some fresh water and it is now looking the way I wanted it to for the photo comp, but couldn't find the time.
The flower on my Aponogeton ulvaceus finally opened just in time for christmas. Nobody found it as exciting as me. Oh well...
The flower stalk before I cut it off. It was well over a metre long!
Some random tank shots...
Plenty more if anyone is interested...