aquaticclarity is basically a one person operation and he can be slow to repsond or miss emails depending on what else is going on so the best thing to do with them is email him again or call him.
You should mention to your room mate that these fishes would prefer soft fine sand to large blue chunk where food can hide between sharp pieces of stone.
Btw living near knoxville; your room-mate could pick up some hth pool filter sand for very little $$ to replace that blue stuff.
Couple of updated pictures:
There are some smaller crypts on the leaf on the right and on the left that don't really show up in the picture - some willis and affinity for sure are alive if growing very slowly.
The right side:
The hydros in the back has gotten quite tall and stem long with...
Ok a bit of an update - as a recap this tank does not have d39 but a. elizabeth for now - this shows the full aquarium (the lights are a bit strong but for now i tolerate some hair algae to allow the s. repens to grow)
Close up of the s repens - you can compare it to the pictures from the...