[Michael Hoaster]

I mounted a few more plants today. I must say it's nice to have more color again.

Now, if I can get some good grass growth, I'll be happy. I guess the manatee grass regressed a bit, during hypo salinity. Plus I pruned down ones encrusted with cyano bacteria. The shoal grass did great and now has the upper hand. I do hope these two can coexist peacefully, as they look so good together! After about 3 rounds of pinching, the turtle grass looks nearly defeated. I only see one new blade just starting.

It's an interesting situation to be in, with this sort of 'reset'. I get another shot at getting what I want and what I don't. If I succeed, it demonstrates that even the confines of a box can't stop an ecosystem from recovering from a traumatic event. If we have some understanding of what nature wants and needs, we can help it, so it can help us.