BK - great to hear from you. Thank you for the compliments; yes, it is certainly the centerpiece of the room. The tank looks good, very good - especially in pics. Just not "great" up close. The fert / Co2 / light balance for growing plants is a hard one to achieve.
I was actually thinking about replacing the 150 with a 125, redoing the lighting a bit (always have had a bit of trouble getting the plants ultra-green up close), fiddling w/ the Co2 and ferts also, and rescaping the tank. Haven't decided for sure. If I go w/ a 125 (shorter and much easier to plant) I have in mind to add mostly swords, with a few stem plants, along w/ more wood (haven't thought much about the rocks). Just looking for a "cleaner" look. I see these guys who run 200, 300, 400 watts over this size tank. If I ever go up to the max (I have experimented) of 400, it burns the plants right up. I have the Co2 up to about 3bps - afraid to go much more w/ those redlines. Anyways, starting to get the rescape / rebuild bug - will likely be coming along very soon. If the tank was simple, would likely want to add more; with the tank being jammed, a cleaner look sounds good for a change - we always want what we don't have!! This thread may take off again soon ...
Again, great to hear from you.
As always, let me know what you (or any other readers) think ...
Coy