Recent content by OscarGal

Woohoo, my stuff arrived today, I wasnt expecting it until tomorrow. Foster and smith have pretty good service. I have never ordered from them before. So basicly now its all about planning.

Wow that is very complex. Is yours for a saltwater tank? Mine is for a freshwater oscar tank. I am basicly looking to get the water moving and have a ton of bio filtration.

Thanks for chiming in. I am just way nervy about it all. The overflow and pump are on the way. Now I just have to figure out the plumbing details and all should be well.

Hello everyone I just need to double check with someone who knows what they are talking about before I place this order. I am working on building a sump for my 150 and I have never built one or even seen one in person before. I pretty much have the idea of what I am doing, kind of. But as far as...

Thanks, I didnt see anything on that in my googling quest. :) Now I have more thinking to do.

ok so I did a little reading yesterday and today and I think that I have a little better of a grasp on what I need. I know for sure that I wont be able to do a straight shot like I was thinking. Just by looking at the stand with a clear head I will at least have to have a couple of turns...

cool beans... how big are your oscars?

Thanks for all the warm welcomes guys. Glad to add to the list of Texans. :) I have done some reading online and looking at other examples here and there. I dont want to thread jump because I already started a thread in the DIY section on this but I will answer the questions. Move me if ya...

Ok so I have this 150g tank and stand in my living room. I bought it two months ago fixed the stand, made room for it by taking out some built in shelving and there it sits. Its 5' tall on the stand. I also have a series of plastic tubs ranging from 20g to 40g. I would like to use one of those...

Hello, I am working on setting up a 150g tank for my oscars. I need some help figuring out a sump for it so I thought I would see what I can find here. I filled in some info on my tanks in my profile. What I have where I plan for them to go ect. :) I am pretty much just maintaining right now...