Wow I can't believe it's been so long since I updated this! Welll- this is the real reason I only keep low tech tanks; I tend to get busy with other projects and so I prefer projects that are super low-maintenance. My tank has been utterly and completely neglected for months now.
In that time, one of my cats perfected the art of jumping up to the top of the tank (he's a true acrobat!!!!) and pulling up the plants to eat them. As a result, all my Hydrocoytle is pretty much gone (it had grown up to trail the surface) and much of the Bacopa with it (since it got all tangled up in the Hydrocoytle). So... the plants are looking pretty pathetic. Haven't ever removed the plecos, either, so the swords are all looking very ratty as well. Fish are all doing great, though.
I'm finishing up a big landscaping project out in the front yard, and actually plan on moving this tank from my office into my living room, so that's another reason I'm not doing anything with it ATM. I think I'll replace the Bacopa with some Val nana after I move it.
Moving it is going to be a huge project. My current plan is to drain it down to an inch of water and see if my hubby and I can get the tank stand up on those furniture rollers, and roll it out into the living room. We've got all tile, so hopefully it will work.
If not.... well.... I just hope the tank doesn't crack!!!!
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