Ep2. Planted Oscar Fish Tank Filtration

[@jackanddan]

Coming together very nicely Mate can’t wait to see em in there

[@Fishaholic]

Thanks gents

[@mymysticaqua2952]

Lovely tank, very good looking filtration. Great video again. 😊

[@Fishaholic]

Thank you Mystic Aqua

[@GenieAquarist]

Great review of the canister filter mate

[@Fishaholic]

Thank you Genie

[@zeeshanhussain292]

Tank seems very clean after adding filter

[@Fishaholic]

Thank you Zeeshan

[@AussieAquatic]

that's a BIG BAD Boy Filter!!!

[@Fishaholic]

Cheers Colin

[@davidtouril7288]

Il va être magnifique ton bac 👍👍merci beaucoup

[@Fishaholic]

Thank you David

[@arthurpellett9256]

Good job good filter but when Oscars get big will need to add another one

[@AfricanCichlids]

Plenty of biological filtration in here. These Oscars are living there best life

[@Fishaholic]

Thank you Heap, 4L seachem matrix would be more than enough for the tank. Will add an internal powerhead filter later on for extra mechanical filtration.

[@insidious4813]

Cant wait for ep.3 dude!

[@Fishaholic]

Hopefully in couple of weeks mate.

[@abhinavmathur9039]

Bro make the lower place open means remove the extra rocks and woods this will make the escape more beautiful and and give your Oscars proper place to rest AND LOTS OF LOVE FROM INDIA🇮🇳

[@Fishaholic]

Thank you for the feedback Abhinav, I am planning to add a baby oscar for now and will watch him grow. Most of the decor will come out when he starts getting bigger. Thank you and stay safe.

[@abhinavmathur9039]

@@Fishaholic thanks for your reply 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Fishaholic]

@@abhinavmathur9039 my pleasure Avhinav, always good to hear from caring fish keepers.

[@abhinavmathur9039]

@@Fishaholic no u r far better and experienced then me i am only 16 years old

[@sujiths1505]

Bro please reply me! Which sump pump filter is used for 200liter aquarium ?

[@Fishaholic]

Hi Sujith, I am not sure which tank are you referring to. My 200 liter tank has a home made overhead sump.

[@zanyzara8788]

Have a lovely weekend my friend. Your little friend ZanyZara

[@Fishaholic]

Thank you friend

[@Apostate_Maverick]

why are you uploading videos so late bro..?? plz bring next update on this Oscar tank shortly..

[@Fishaholic]

Hi Asad, unfortunately I don't have any other updates till I buy all the fish and add them to the tank. Still looking for a Tiger Oscar.

[@BEINGLEO1]

How many gallons in that tank mate?

[@Fishaholic]

Hello, its a 125 gallon tank.

[@lpaarcz4567]

hey mate, going to put an internal filter for extra flow (most likely will put a spray bar though its 1600l/ph). (for oscar tank as well) would you say having cannister intake and outflow on one end and internal on opposite end?

[@Fishaholic]

Hey mate, how long is your tank and how many litres.

[@Fishaholic]

What do you have at the bottom of tank? And any decorations or driftwood.

[@lpaarcz4567]

@@Fishaholic 5ft long, will have gravel for substrate. Am only going to put a medium sized Driftwood (want to try cover it with some moss) middle of the tank towards the back to allow more space for movement. Not going to put decorations. Also will only have the one Oscar. Might add some loaches in the future

[@Fishaholic]

Hey mate, I would suggest canister filter inlet and output on opposite ends. Put the internal filter on the same side as canister filter inlet and if you could use pvc 45 degree connector on the internal filter so water flow is directed towards the surface. Water from internal filter will create surface agitation and sweep the bottom of the tank on the way back to the canister filter inlet. Hope it make sense

[@lpaarcz4567]

@@Fishaholic thanks mate, will set it up like you said.

[@rafikulkhan5264]

❤❤

[@Fishaholic]

Thanks heaps

[@lebenmitdererde266]

🤗👍

[@Fishaholic]

Thank you Leben

[@notzameer]

Sup I just got notifications

[@Fishaholic]

Thanks bud, really appreciate it

[@RandomOzzieVids]

G’day mate, I’ve just contacted you through Facebook/messenger just thought I’d let you know in case you don’t spot the message request. Hope to hear from you soon if possible please dude. Cheers mate ✌️

[@Fishaholic]

Hi mate, accepted your request on fb but can't access any messages. Sorry not active on any social media apart from youtube.

[@RandomOzzieVids]

@@Fishaholic no worries mate, i just had number of questions,. The 3 foam pads that come with the Giantz Canister Filter. Are they all the same, as in 3 coarse, or 3 medium, 3 fine please? I’ve seen a video, saying all 3 were the same

[@RandomOzzieVids]

I was also wondering if you’d recommend for me to use the Planted Oscar- Bio and Mechanical filtration setup, or the Giantz setup, I’m getting 3 Peacock Bass, 2 of them are around 45cm, and the other is almost 40cm. Would you choose the Oscar filter setup? Please dude

[@Fishaholic]

Hey mate, the 3 filter foam are all fine foam but not good quality, one rinse and will need to go in bin after that. The bio media is also something I won't recommend using. However, filter itself works well considering its so cheap compared to other well known branded canister filters.

[@Fishaholic]

I believe your tank is roughly 1500 L. Based on that neither of the filters would work for you as the flow rate is only 2400L/H. You will have to invest in something with higher flowrate or get couple of canisters or even a sump filter. I am only planning to get couple of baby oscars along with some clown loaches and will upgrade filtration as the need arise. One thing I can definitely suggest you is to buy seachem matrix as bio media. 4L bucket is available for $70 on Amazon. Rest of the outlets are selling it for well over $100.