Recent content by morbes

Noted. What are the pro's and cons of a sand substrate? How does it fare with planted tanks? I eventually want to become heavily planted. Does the color of sand matter? I would want to pickup tahitian moon sand (black) if I were to switch substrates. The current substrate I have is meant...

I Just picked up a shoal of 6 of these little guys. I never thought Cory's would be so fun to watch. They have a ton of personality, I never would have thought cat fish would be entertaining/energetic. I am still very new to keeping fish, but I am a definite Cory fan now! BTW, they were...

I have 5 Scissortail Rasbora. They're cool fish, they school up nicely and they have sudden bursts of speed. Make sure you have a lid just in case.

I am curious to this answer as well. I am new to the hobby but just replaced my 1 puny 17 watt florescent bulb with 4x23 watt CFL (100 watt equivalent each). My tank is 45 gallons and 24 inches high. I would assume you would calculate off the "equivalence" because it does put out more light...