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Plant database Every species in the layout, each with the PAR measured at its own position rather than a figure quoted for the tank as a whole. Botanical detail is general to the species; anything specific to this aquarium is marked as observed or as not yet recorded.
Species20 01 · Vallisneria nana Narrow-leaf vallisneria: Rosette; propagates by runners, throwing daughter plants along the substrate. not measured 02 · Lobelia cardinalis 'Mini' Dwarf cardinal plant: Compact stem; slow, upright, holds a tight rosette of rounded leaves. 123 µmolhigh 03 · Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' Dwarf scarlet temple: Compact stem; dense, slow, stays low relative to the standard form. 110 µmolin range 04 · Myriophyllum 'Guyana' Guyana dwarf milfoil: Fine feathered stem; fast, upright, forms a soft vertical texture. 115 µmolhigh 05 · Myriophyllum mattogrossense 'Golden' Golden milfoil: Fine feathered stem; fast, with a yellow-gold cast under stronger light. not measured 06 · Rotala 'Orange Juice' Rotala OJ: Fine stem; upright, branching, moderate speed. 115 µmolhigh 07 · Rotala 'Blood Red' Rotala Blood Red: Fine stem; upright, slower than green Rotala, branches willingly. 80 µmollow 08 · Limnophila hippuridoides Purple ambulia: Whorled stem; fast, upright, large by aquarium standards. 175 µmolhigh 09 · Pogostemon stellatus Star plant: Whorled stem; fast and large, with narrow radiating leaves. 70 µmolin range 10 · Hygrophila 'Kompakt' Compact hygrophila: Stem; compact and slow, with short internodes and horizontal leaves. 80 µmolhigh 11 · Ludwigia arcuata Needle-leaf ludwigia: Fine stem; narrow needle leaves, upright, moderate speed. 80 µmolin range 12 · Hygrophila pinnatifida Pinnatifida: Creeping and epiphytic; sends out lateral shoots and attaches to hardscape. not measured 13 · Staurogyne repens Staurogyne: Low creeping stem; slow, branching, forms a dense low bush. 100 µmolhigh 14 · Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo' Monte Carlo: Carpeting; runners across the substrate forming a low mat. 100 µmolhigh 15 · Alternanthera reineckii 'Super Magenta' Super magenta: Stem; upright, moderate speed, larger leaf than the 'Mini' form. 125 µmolhigh 16 · Ludwigia glandulosa Peruensis: Stem; upright, slow to moderate, narrow leaves held close. not measured 17 · Rotala macrandra Giant red rotala: Stem; large soft leaves, fast, demanding. not measured 18 · Ludwigia 'Pantanal' Pantanal: Stem; upright, demanding, with broad soft leaves. 100 µmolin range 19 · Rotala wallichii Whorly rotala: Fine whorled stem; feathery, upright, light-hungry. not measured 20 · Rotala macrandra 'Mini' Mini macrandra: Compact stem; smaller and slower than the standard macrandra. 100 µmolin range PAR figures come from the survey documented in PAR Mapping Across a 90P , measured underwater with an Apogee MQ-510 .