First planted tank journal. 55 gallon

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I have completed my DIY paintball co2 setup. I tested it without the Teflon tape because I had a old tank laying around that was about 1/4 full. It worked great! Ill be getting both tanks checked and filled tomorrow! Ill attach some photos of the parts I used as well. Here is the link I used to build this http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=115850
I got most of my parts from Home Depot. The paintball co2 tank adapter I got off eBay, here's the link http://www.ebay.ca/itm/AQUARIUM-PLA...LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2575a75e3d&_uhb=1
My plants will be arriving tomorrow! Well today but tomorrow, I'm excited. My DIY spray bar is set and ready to go just need to drill the holes, I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow!
Here are the photos as promised, also attached are a few photos of the diffuser/bubble counter.

 

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Plants have arrived and tank it planted! I'm not really sure how I feel about my placements yet but not much I can do really until they grow. The right side or the tank I have anubia nana on the DW as well as willow moss in front of the DW is crypt lucens, in the back is cabomba red. In the middle is dwarf sag, bacopa , and lindernia rotundfolia on either sides of the bacopa, and three tiger lotus bulbs although I don't think ill be keeping all three. The left side along the back and side of the tank I have cork Val, then I mixed ludwigia repens and ludwigia ovalis and planted them together I think I planted one bunch of each not mixed but I don't remember aha took way longer than I expected. Not really sure how I feel about everything, should I move my filter intake to above the sand on the middle left? Will the plants be bothered by this? It kind of already looks like there getting sucked up a bit, not damaged or anything though. I haven't completed my stay bar and I think I should get on the some of my plants got uprooted from the output of the filter. Any and all comments, questions or concerns are more than welcome!
Ps this is my first planted tank!

 

[Colwell]

Anyone?