Archive for March 2005

Ten: Week One

First off, lets not imagine I will really be making weekly reports of this tank each week from now on… I was simply going through photos I took of the tank tonight, and upon comparison, noted an amazing amount of growth out of the stargrass. The shoal grass is coming right along as well, manatee [...]

Ten: Tank Startup

Well, the tank is finally underway, after months of planning. It will be cycling and growing plants well into the next month at the least. Flora and Fauna All three major species of seagrasses were included – Syringodium, Halodule, and Halophila. The epiphyte invertebrates attached to the plant leaves were left in place – I’m [...]

Seagrass Hunting

The collection trip was held over the past weekend in Brevard County Florida on (and in!) the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) system. I had such a blast collecting seagrasses and mud for the grass tank and had quite some time with the local fisherman. “What d’ya want the weeds for?” “Honey why are you knee [...]