Here are some shots from May 31, 2009.

Just one week and one day after planting, plants are plearling! Could it be the ferts? Probably not, but it is still pretty cool! :)

Here's some shots of their ferts which they claim is all you need to grow lush plants. You apply them once a month, at the root of each plant or every 3x3 inch area in bunched plant areas. The applicator is a homemade device that is simple but works well. You inject the pellet at a 30 degree angle off center. Set it and forget it.

This is my first application and I will do them once per month and update regularly with photos.

My tank was planted last Friday, April 24th with plants from aquariumplants.com.

I have a 55 gallon tank with 6 bags of eco-complete substrate, pressurized CO2 injection kept at 20-25ppm and 4x54 T5HO lighting running from 11am to 11pm (216 watts = 3.93 WPG) and will not be supplementing with any other ferts (unless otherwise noted or an obvious deficiency is noted).

The Total pellets do not contain phosphorus, but I seem to have 2ppm in my water at all times. I am not running carbon in my filter and my tap water shows 0ppm.

Love it! It is SUPER freaking bright. I need to make a canopy to kind of dull it a bit so it isn't so bright.

When I did the initial planting, my sister, her husband and two very little kids were on the way over and I had about an hour to plant the tank. The plants came in the mail, second day air, so I simply wanted to get them in the water! I sorta haphazardly planted them.

Today I kinda arranged them more to my liking...

I busted out the tripod to try and get some nicer shots in the evening hours so reflections wouldn't be an issue. I got some good shots I think...

Added:

• Barclaya (Barclaya longifolia)
• Cabomba Green (Cabomba carolina)
• Coffeefolia (Anubias barteri v. ‘Coffeefolia’)
• Java Fern (Microsorium pteropus)
• Ludwigia Peruensis
• Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae)(One Half Square Foot)
• Moneywort (Bacopa Monnieri)
• Moss Balls
• Nana (Anubias barteri v. ‘Nana’)
• Pogostemon stellata (Eusteralis)
• Rotalla Wallichii
• Sword, Amazon Compacta (Echinodorus bleheri 'compacta')
• Telanthera Rosefolia (Alternanthera reineckii)
• Tiger Lotus, Red (Nymphaea zenkeri)
• Vallisneria "Dark Red Jungle Val"
• Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis)