looking for tips!

move all your inhabitants over to it and use the smaller tank as a sump. if the 75 isn't drilled get an hang on back overflow box.
that's what id do
 
Up at the top of this forum is a file sticky called SETTING UP. That will give you the information you're looking for, broken down into digestible bits. Read what seems to cover immediate problems, then go back for more.
 
I dont have room to put both tanks there because i share a room with my 11 year old brother and no its not drilled.
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You can make this work. That 'setting up' sticky will give you a starting procedure. You need to follow that before you get fish. You start with rock and sand and some sort of pump. You don't have a sump. You'll need a filter to replace the sump, and it should have your pump in it: I'll let the fish-only folk recommend you a good one, and a decent light kit. Meanwhile you can start with live rock or dry limestone, plus aragonite sand, and some sort of marine bacterial source---if live rock, that's what you need. I'd at this point recommend you start a new thread asking for a bit of help on a 75 fish-only, and shed the baggage of this thread.
 
You do realize that oscars are freshwater fish don't you?

Like has been pointed out to you several times you need to read the sticky's at the top of this forum on how to setup a tank. Everything you need to learn is in there. Most people here are more than willing to help you but you first need to help yourself by reading.

Water change schedule depends on what type of tank setup you have. But in most cases 10% water change per week works well. Again it all depends on how your tank is setup, what filtration you have, what type of inhabitants you have etc.

YOU need to do YOUR homework and read the sticky's. Once you ask questions that show you have put some time and effort into learning more people will be willing to help you. We are not going to do it all for you.

SOoooo if you are going to do Oscars I suggest you find a different forum for freshwater tanks and specifically Oscars!
 
get a eshopp pd-300 hang on the back overflow box with som PVC and use your small tank as the sump and you will be fine. That is your best use for your tanks to be honest i started with a small tank at first and really wish i didnt and save money for a bigger tank when you are starting out it is alway better to go bigger so your water perimeters are easy to control. That my two cents
 
TrainOnATrack said:
I have decided on a oscars, how often should i do a water change on my saltwater?
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Wait I'm confused here. If you know that oscars are freshwater fish, why are you asking how often you should change the salt water?

Are you hoping that oscars can adapt to salt water? Because they can't.

The two are not related at all. Freshwater fish go in fresh water and have nothing to do with salt water.

What is your plan here? Spell it out for us so we can give you better advice.
 
I have a 36 gallon salt and right now i have a 75 gallon fresh that i am most likely to put oscars in, i want to know how often i have to do a water change in my salt? And would you like pics so you can see my setup so you can understand how my setup is and the complications i would have turning the 36 into a sump?
 
I think you need to reread my post #28 until you get all out of it that I said. You obviously didn't get much of what I said.

Also, if you don't have time to learn about a hobby then you don't need to start that hobby. You will have time for it later in your life, so obviously now isn't the time for you.
 
TrainOnATrack said:
I plan on reading the stickies its just i havent had the time because school and work
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I feel ya, I just finished my semester. Yay! We can help you fill in the gaps, but the thing you might be noticing is that some of this stuff is pretty complicated. It all comes at you at once: nitrogen cycle, plumbing, tank sizes / compatibility, lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! So there really is a lot to get your head around but that's why reading the stickies is good, it's a lot harder to put it together piece by piece when you don't have the big picture that they give you. Like in school, you learn complicated things starting at the beginning and building a concept. It's the same with this, like if someone was just asking an AP calculus question randomly it would be hard to answer in a way they would understand without having intro maths first. The good thing about the "setting up" one is its broken into little chapters so you can bounce around by what your interested in, if you read a little first you will ask better questions and our answers will make more sense.
Good luck with your classes! This is just a hobby, it's your fun time but school and work come first.

10% weekly water changes are good in the beginning, a lot of times after a year or so you can back off to every other week. When I change my water I use a turkey baster to puff the poo out of the rocks and a siphon hose to stir up and clean my sand. Not everyone does that, but I think getting that junk out is the reason I haven't had a algae problem (yet! *knocks wood*).

@dkuhlmann I wouldn't listen to you either if you spoke to me so rudely. Your pearls of wisdom will have greater effect of they are delivered with less condescension.
 
CStrickland said:
I feel ya, I just finished my semester. Yay! We can help you fill in the gaps, but the thing you might be noticing is that some of this stuff is pretty complicated. It all comes at you at once: nitrogen cycle, plumbing, tank sizes / compatibility, lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! So there really is a lot to get your head around but that's why reading the stickies is good, it's a lot harder to put it together piece by piece when you don't have the big picture that they give you. Like in school, you learn complicated things starting at the beginning and building a concept. It's the same with this, like if someone was just asking an AP calculus question randomly it would be hard to answer in a way they would understand without having intro maths first. The good thing about the "setting up" one is its broken into little chapters so you can bounce around by what your interested in, if you read a little first you will ask better questions and our answers will make more sense.
Good luck with your classes! This is just a hobby, it's your fun time but school and work come first.

10% weekly water changes are good in the beginning, a lot of times after a year or so you can back off to every other week. When I change my water I use a turkey baster to puff the poo out of the rocks and a siphon hose to stir up and clean my sand. Not everyone does that, but I think getting that junk out is the reason I haven't had a algae problem (yet! *knocks wood*).

@dkuhlmann I wouldn't listen to you either if you spoke to me so rudely. Your pearls of wisdom will have greater effect of they are delivered with less condescension.
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Thx for being understanding, you got any picture of your tanks? Or fb?
 
CStrickland said:
I feel ya, I just finished my semester. Yay! We can help you fill in the gaps, but the thing you might be noticing is that some of this stuff is pretty complicated. It all comes at you at once: nitrogen cycle, plumbing, tank sizes / compatibility, lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! So there really is a lot to get your head around but that's why reading the stickies is good, it's a lot harder to put it together piece by piece when you don't have the big picture that they give you. Like in school, you learn complicated things starting at the beginning and building a concept. It's the same with this, like if someone was just asking an AP calculus question randomly it would be hard to answer in a way they would understand without having intro maths first. The good thing about the "setting up" one is its broken into little chapters so you can bounce around by what your interested in, if you read a little first you will ask better questions and our answers will make more sense.
Good luck with your classes! This is just a hobby, it's your fun time but school and work come first.

10% weekly water changes are good in the beginning, a lot of times after a year or so you can back off to every other week. When I change my water I use a turkey baster to puff the poo out of the rocks and a siphon hose to stir up and clean my sand. Not everyone does that, but I think getting that junk out is the reason I haven't had a algae problem (yet! *knocks wood*).

@dkuhlmann I wouldn't listen to you either if you spoke to me so rudely. Your pearls of wisdom will have greater effect of they are delivered with less condescension.
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I'm sorry if it came across as rude or condescending, I was simply stating truth. I don't sugar coat anything and to some that comes across as rude and condescending.
 
looking for tips!

We would love a picture of your setup so that we can assist you. If it were me, I would use the 75 for the saltwater and the 36 for a freshwater and plant it. You will want to make sure the dresser can hold the weight of the 75 though
 
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