New here, having found this forum from a post in The Planted Tank Forum. I'm all about planted tanks and have several Walstad bowls set up for shrimp and Betta [separately, of course!].

Dataguru, it looks like you've got a series of clamp lights for your lighting source--I've got this same setup over a 20 gal long, using the new compact fluorescent bulbs [6500K] for my plant nursery. I can get to a very decent PAR using fairly low wattage in this 12 inch tall tank. I find it's a great way to have versatile lighting at the wattage I need [and can switch when I need to just by swapping bulbs] for a lot less money than expensive, dedicated lighting. A single bulb in a desktop light suffices for my Walstad bowls.

sox

Many thanks for the welcome! It was Thriftyfisher here who has been so helpful to me. I'm even 'stepping out' to attend the local Aquarium Society meeting here, first time ever. Very excited to begin this project!

sox

Greetings,

New here having found this site on the Planted Tank Forum. I was looking for goodeid info so I could take part in the conservation efforts...

I was able to connect with a member here to find a goodeid species a newcomer could start with. He also pointe me toward some great informational sites. What I've kept until now are heavily planted tanks, freshwater shrimp, and community fish.

I hope to someday keep Characodon audax-toboso once I get my feet wet (!) and I know it'll take a while to find them so I have plenty of time to get my goodeid skills up to par when I finally do locate some.

So--Happy New Year!

sox