Questions! so many questions!

[mUAr_cHEe]

First, you have to scrape off the remaining oyama stick physically. That is the tough part.

Subsequently, you will need to 'chemical wash' out the residue. Acetone would be the best but it would be difficult to get your hands on some as it is a controlled chemical. Otherwise you can use thinner or turpentine. Pls remember to ventilate the working area well when using the chemicals and keep the children away!

[bryan]

Acetone can be found at Sing Huat hardware or any hardware stores in industrial estates.

Homefix sells Goo Gone adhesive remover.

[Urban Aquaria]

Nail polish remover could also work, most of them contain acetone too... just buy those cheaper ones without the added perfumes/extracts. Can get from places like watsons or guardian pharmacy.

[seudzar]

Guys, please take note, don't ever sniff acetone as it is harmful to health. Alternative you can use lighter fluid to remove this sticky stuffs.

[AQMS]

Guys, please take note, don't ever sniff acetone as it is harmful to health. Alternative you can use lighter fluid to remove this sticky stuffs.

I concur.. lighter fluid like ronsonol are cheap and you can get it easily. I usually remove sticker residue using this method.

[BFG]

Christopher, please mind the usage of short form replies. Your compliance is highly appreciated. Thank you!

[Christopher Chan]

Alrights duly noted! Okay some updates, I've managed to peel off the oyama sticker and after a long battle with the residue(nail polish remover was the best). I've finally managed to clean up the tank, and also got a guy to help me make an acrylic top for my tank.
My next concern would be lighting. i went down to pet mart at serangoon north and the lady there recommended me a T8 pink light. I'm not sure if white or pink light would be best here and would love input from you guys!(I've left the oyama sticker on the back of the tank to kinda act as a backdrop).
pics below!

Thanks so much guys!!

[AQMS]

Why do you want to cover the tank?
What kind of fishes do you want to have?

[mUAr_cHEe]

Why are you running both canister and Hang-on filter?

Go for LED. More savings in the long run.

[Urban Aquaria]

Your light choice will depend on the type of tank setup you are going for.

If its going to be focused on keeping fishes (and less on plants), then the pinkish lights might be suitable, they are designed to make the colors on the fishes more intense and vibrant (artificially speaking)... though it may also make the plants in the tank look abit weird, like from an alien world.

If you are focusing more on plants and aquascaping, then you should go with lights that are designed for growing plants, usually those in the 6,500k-8,000k color temperature range (daylight spectrum).

[Christopher Chan]

Im covering the tank because the tank will be in my room and i want t reduce the evaporation/sound/fishes jumping out.
My hang on is just chock full of filter floss. Hahas didn't really wanna just chuck it one side so i thought i'd use it as an additional filter.
Im not growing plants so i guess i should go with the pink light huh?

[mUAr_cHEe]

You do not have to worry about sound when you are running the canister alone. You can lessen your evaporation rate by not using the hang on filter. Jumping fishes would be very much dependent on what you are getting. For instance, you will need to worry if you are getting archer fish.

As for the light preference, it is up to you personally. I would prefer more bluish-tinge so that it will bring out the florescent highlights in some of the fishes that I like.

[bennyc]

T8 is a little behind in tech. If you have the budget, Led would be great. If not, T5 is also not that bad, plus you can keep the lights if you decide to switch to the dark side.. oops... i mean the planted side.

Get the double tube version, so u can have one pink tube and one white tube.

[Shadow]

Im not growing plants so i guess i should go with the pink light huh?

I will go for white even if I'm not growing plants, pink color is hurting my eyes

[Christopher Chan]

Alright i think im most likely gonna go for white light as the pink light really annoyed me in my previous tank.

It kinda just dawned upon me that the stock that i picked out earlier are all really small fishes. And i kinda wanna have some bigger fishes in my tank to.
Can i get some feedback on what you guys would put into your tank if you are using a non planted tank with sand substrates? i understand its more or less up to me to decide what fishes to put in, but i kinda wanna get a feel of what fish you guys think goes well with this sort of tank.

[Christopher Chan]

Sighs i just remembered why i've never tried anything artistic before :/

[Urban Aquaria]

Alright i think im most likely gonna go for white light as the pink light really annoyed me in my previous tank.

It kinda just dawned upon me that the stock that i picked out earlier are all really small fishes. And i kinda wanna have some bigger fishes in my tank to.
Can i get some feedback on what you guys would put into your tank if you are using a non planted tank with sand substrates? i understand its more or less up to me to decide what fishes to put in, but i kinda wanna get a feel of what fish you guys think goes well with this sort of tank.

You could go with a school of small fishes... 40-50 rummynose tetras would look nice, or 100+ corydoras pygmaeus. Can create a sort of amazon biotope tank.

If you prefer larger fishes, since you mentioned wanting to keep clown loaches, they are sold as juvenile size at most LFS but will eventually grow to large size (ie. 25-30cm), so just a few will already fill up the tank over time.

[BFG]

Get the double tube version, so u can have one pink tube and one white tube.

Ahem............

[bennyc]

Ahem............

Opps.. sorry, too long never come in. Rusty....