excellent article! Thanks for the link.

um in fact my next new scape will feature 100% percent fire-retardant plastic foliage, and a tank filled with clear acrylic resin, for perfect looks forever and low, low maintenance.

here is the link to that article:

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/?p=vB63374

it should be visible there in their "Library".

so when are you setting up a riparium minus the emergent growth? Oh, and do you have a link to your totm article on apc? I don't frequent that site much any more, even though I've been a member there since early '07. I'm foofooree over there btw.