Plants

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 nanaNarrow-leaf vallisneriaRosette; propagates by runners, throwing daughter plants along the substrate.176 µmolhigh02 · Lobelia cardinalis 'Mini'Dwarf cardinal plantCompact stem; slow, upright, holds a tight rosette of rounded leaves.90 µmolin range03 · Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'Dwarf scarlet templeCompact stem; dense, slow, stays low relative to the standard form.100 µmolin range04 · Myriophyllum 'Guyana'Guyana dwarf milfoilFine feathered stem; fast, upright, forms a soft vertical texture.70 µmolin range05 · Myriophyllum mattogrossense 'Golden'Golden milfoilFine feathered stem; fast, with a yellow-gold cast under stronger light.70 µmolin range06 · Rotala 'Orange Juice'Rotala OJFine stem; upright, branching, moderate speed.135 µmolhigh07 · Rotala 'Blood Red'Rotala Blood RedFine stem; upright, slower than green Rotala, branches willingly.155 µmolhigh08 · Limnophila hippuridoidesPurple ambuliaWhorled stem; fast, upright, large by aquarium standards.145 µmolhigh09 · Pogostemon stellatusStar plantWhorled stem; fast and large, with narrow radiating leaves.50 µmollow10 · Hygrophila 'Kompakt'Compact hygrophilaStem; compact and slow, with short internodes and horizontal leaves.56 µmolin range11 · Ludwigia arcuataNeedle-leaf ludwigiaFine stem; narrow needle leaves, upright, moderate speed.80 µmolin range12 · Hygrophila pinnatifidaPinnatifidaCreeping and epiphytic; sends out lateral shoots and attaches to hardscape.90 µmolin range13 · Staurogyne repensStaurogyneLow creeping stem; slow, branching, forms a dense low bush.105 µmolhigh14 · Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo'Monte CarloCarpeting; runners across the substrate forming a low mat.122 µmolhigh15 · Alternanthera reineckii 'Super Magenta'Super magentaStem; upright, moderate speed, larger leaf than the 'Mini' form.76 µmolin range16 · Ludwigia glandulosaPeruensisStem; upright, slow to moderate, narrow leaves held close.102 µmolin range17 · Rotala macrandraGiant red rotalaStem; large soft leaves, fast, demanding.95 µmollow18 · Ludwigia 'Pantanal'PantanalStem; upright, demanding, with broad soft leaves.95 µmolin range19 · Rotala wallichiiWhorly rotalaFine whorled stem; feathery, upright, light-hungry.77 µmollow20 · Rotala macrandra 'Mini'Mini macrandraCompact stem; smaller and slower than the standard macrandra.125 µmolin range

PAR figures come from the survey documented in PAR Mapping Across a 90P, measured underwater with an Apogee MQ-510.

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