Growth is clean and decent, but the tank is filthy truthfully, the Starou is a bit ragged from the fish and detritus. The tank would be much much cleaner with Card's and shrimp.
I got stuck this time with the client wanting large colorful fish that stay out front....and they wanted some specific pieces of wood.
Not easy overall. I have some changes to be made still with some of the plants, but it will take time. I'll reduce the Anubias in the upper part and replace with needle leaf fern which was added a month and 1/2 ago and are starting grow well finally.
Bolbitus has not faired well due to the larger, very active fish and the CO2...........the CO2 is reduced in this tank because I cannot observe the fish for more than 1 hour after the tank is up and running.
I tweak, but there's only so much I can do and I do not want to get a call later with fish gasping. I cannot add more current since they do not want any other equipment in the tank. I might add something to the overflow and use that and a small loc line etc.
There is also another loop for a canister filter, a large 2260 Ehiem old school but its a PITA to clean and I only run at a time. I think I might get a mech cartridge, say a 100 sq ft and run another Iwaki pump on that loop.
When I redo the tank this Fall, I might do that for the filtration.
