rearranging

yet again. I learned more about the particular plants I have, that the Val will be better as a background plant, and the Water Sprite (or Wisteria, I think it is) as middleground. Plus, the Wisteria ought to be spread out, so I did just that. While I was at it, untangling the tender plants, I removed a lot of dead stems and strand algae that was tangled up in there.

It now looks like this:

Layers:

I may have to remove that big piece of fake coral. The rough edges have torn up my net already, so I fear might hurt fish fins as well. And the pH in my tank is slowly, constantly rising. Not sure what's causing it, but my first suspect is the decor of uncertain history. I'm going to remove that and test the water again, to see...