update as promised, these pictures were taken 1 week after start up:
my camera is not taking the pictures in the right light setting hence the extreme blueness, ill remember to fix that next time...
awe and the view from my bed! most spectacular
these banana plants were purchased the same day
here is my paludarium as of a few minutes ago
this is HC which i rescued from the wake of my destruction a few months back. i was growing my sickly HC immersed in an attempt to rejuvenate it. it was going fine for months. i started out with a small clump of the stuff and spread it about a 5 gal. pretty soon i had a solid carpet in most areas. i wanted to speed things up so i put it outside in the sun and everything cooked, except this little guy. nows hes grown to twice the size he was in under a week...
the hardscape greatly improves
here too
the betta and the fish are long term temporaries
:feedback: and more help with stocking