Manueli Tank

[jrodkinsey]

I've just started changing my 150 gallon Manueli tank around and looking for some suggestions. I have recently just swapped out my old light fixture for a 48" AquaticLife quad t5 fixture with (2) midday and (2) aqua flora bulbs. All bulbs are Giesemann. I currently let have the light mounted about 4 inches off the top of the tank. Would any of you recommend hanging it higher? My current plant stock is the following:

-Jungle Val (back right)
-Peacock Moss (on driftwood)
-Amazon swords (back left)
-Red Flame Amazon Sword (back left)
-Narrow leaf Micro Sword) (front left)

Anything else, please let me know. I'm always open to suggestions. Also, please forgive the horrible quality of the picture. The lighting is a yellowish hue in the tank and messing with the fluorite bedding right before I took the picture didn't help for a nice clear shot.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

I'm not fan of any sword plants for background so I would suggest either use Ceratophyllum demersum (Red or Green Fox tail) on back, if you just leave them (alone) grow it will easy reach the water surface and keep growing to create a water surface cover or cut it down and re-plant making bigger bushes.

 

[jrodkinsey]

Thanks for the info! I was actually thinking about moving the swords more to the middle since they will not quite reach the surface of this tank.

 

[jrodkinsey]

My manueli piranha.