FIRST OF ALL THE NIGHT BEFORE YOU WISH TO SET UP YOUR TANK, TAKE A LENGHT OF PIPE AND PLACE IT IN AN UPLIFT TUBE. MAKE SURE THSAT THE TUBE IS LONG ENOUGH TO REACH THE CENTRE OF THE TANK. NEXT SILICONE AROUND THE TOP OF THE TUBE SO THAT IT WILL BE WATER TIGHT. REPEAT THIS WITH THE OTHER TUBE AND LEAVE BOTH TO DRY OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY YOU CAN BEGIN TO SET UP YOUR TANK. FISRT OF ALL PLACE IN YOUR UNDERGRAVEL FILTER AND THEN PUT THE UPLIFT TUBES IN PLACE. JOIN UP THE PIPE THAT YOPU SILICONED IN TO EITHER END OF THE T PIECE. THEN COVER THE FILTER WITH 1 1/2 INCHES OF GRAVEL. PLACE THE GRAVEL TIDY ON TOP OF THE GRAVEL AND ADD THE REST OF YOUR GRAVEL SMOOTH OUT THE GRAVEL SO THAT IT IS EVEN DONT GO TO MAD WITH THIS AS THE OSCARS WILL REARRANGE THE TANK TO THEIR OWN LIKING ONCE THEY ARE ADULT OSCARS. NOW ADD THE WAYER TO THE TANK ADD YOUR DECOREW AND THE HEATER MAKING SURE THAT THE HEATER IS PROTECTED IN SOME WAY EITHER BEHIND A ROCK OR INSIDE A LENGTH OF PLASTIC TUBING. BE AWARE THAT IF YOU USE A ROCK MAKE SURE IT IS A LARGE ONE OTHER WISE THE OSCARS AMY PUSH IT ONTO THE HEATER AND SMASH IT. ONCE THE DECORE AND THE HEATER IS IN PLACE, YOU CAN CONNECT THE "T" PIECE UP TO THE OUTLET TUBE OF THE EXTERNAL FILTER AND PLACE THE INLET TUBE IN THE TANK AND SECURE IT. YOU CAN THEN TURN ON THE FILTER AND THE HEATERS AND ANY LIGHTING IF YOU HAVE ANY. YOUR SET UP IS NOW GOING AND YOU SHOULD NOW LEAVE IT TO MATURE FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS PREFERABLY THREE
TOP TIP :NEVER PLANT AN OSCAR TANK AS YOUR OSCARS WILL DEFINATLY RIP THE PLANTS UP ONCE THEY GREW LARGER
TOP TIP: ALWAYS LEAVE YOUR TANK TO MATURE FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS. CHECK WITH TEST KITS FOR THE NITRITE AND AMMONIA READINGS TO READ ZERO BEFORE YOU PUT ANY FISH IN THE TANK.