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[Druu]

I am not going to tell you the answer unless you post pics of your nice new tank

lol

actually. I run 2 XP3's and an AC110 on my 150, but thats a bit overkill. I am prepping for big fish though.

Only pic I have is on my phone. I can send to other phones, but I don't get internet. If you can post it here for me, I'll send you the pic.

diy fx5 cannister... like the one ima make. their is a diagram in the DIY section

I'll go look into that. About how much is it costing you?

1 Fx5 is al you would need. Some Eheims would work as well. I always like to see 3-5 cycles per hour. Since it doesn't seem like you have a heavy stock list, you won't need a high turn over rate.

I'm not sure where I'm going with the tank- it wouldn't be only the SAL and oscar. I just threw that out there to give an idea of the bioload.

 

[KaiserSousay]

Glass or acrylic??
Drill it, or have it drilled and make yourself a sump..you won`t be sorry you did.

 

[sterling_mcdaniel]

be careful with snails and fx5's and technically all canisters baby snails love to make them their homes.

 

[Druu]

Glass, and heavy as hell. I'm still new to this thing, so I don't want to mess around with the tank and commit irreversible error.

I was kidding about the snails.

 

[Yanbbrox]

No where near overstocked, Depending on the size of the plecos a decent canister should be ok

 

[Druu]

To clarify, I was not planning on plecos or snails- that was a joke as to the adequacy of using livestock to keep the tank clean.

 

[KaiserSousay]

commit irreversible error

Drilling it yourself..only to find out it`s tempered..as the bits and pieces crunch under your feet :-(
Combination of canister and HOB would be my other choice..still, the advantages of a DIY sump will still be my #1 pick.
Good luk to ya