just got some, looks very nice! I read that the max water temp for it is around 77-78F. but I'm going to try it at eighty and see how that works out. I'll try and get a pic of it here soon.

sorry for the delay in getting pics up, here ya go:

Full picture.


close-up of the base

looks nice i would have tied it to some bogwood personally but it is very nice

I might yet, I'm a bit short on b/w-d/w at the moment. the tank it's in dose not have any yet, and my other tank only has two pieces.

Looks very nice jacob, i think i may buy a few live plants also....

I wunder what benefits real plants would provide??

Among the many benefits i've experienced among my planted aquariums: fast growers, such as Java moss or elodea, absorb and use CO2, ammonia, nitrates, and nitrites. They also provide safety for smaller fish, and their offspring. Just the other day I found 4 cherry barb fry in my 30 gallon planted tank. One of them was already a cm long. I had noticed fry earlier but was unable to catch them since they were so tiny. I figured that I would leave their survival up to Mother Nature and not interfeer. I think the reason why so many survived was because of my densely planted tank with a dense carpet of Java moss and a backdrop of elodea. Hope this helps convert you to live plants.