Neil82's build-off competition entry

[SynDen]

Ya, almost all gobies ime are jumpers. Some certainly less prone to it but they all can jump to some degree.

 

[neil82]

Ya, almost all gobies ime are jumpers. Some certainly less prone to it but they all can jump to some degree.

I'll need to take that into consideration since this is a pretty small tank. I have a watchman goby in my 90 and he never goes to the upper half of the tank so I don't really worry about it. Or maybe there is a good screen top option for this tank.

 

[neil82]

Made a little progress the past few days. Finished up the stand. View attachment 14696

 

[neil82]

Bolted stand to stud in wall. Used some left over PVC trim pieces to attach stand to the wall. It was stuff I had laying around. View attachment 14698

 

[neil82]

Installed GFCI outlet. This will protect all the outlets in the room because it's the first one in the circuit. View attachment 14699

 

[neil82]

Time for a cup of coffee. View attachment 14700

 

[neil82]

Maybe it's time to see what the tank looks like? View attachment 14701

 

[neil82]

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[neil82]

Huge thanks again to @Archit for providing this tank for the raffle. And thanks to the club too. This is an awesome prize!!
I have sand, rock, and water ready to go. We are getting close to having this tank wet. View attachment 14703

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Where did ya get that stand? Looks nice.


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[neil82]

Where did ya get that stand? Looks nice.


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The stand is from Target. And I made the wood top for it.
https://www.target.com/p/glasgow-metal-end-table-black-project-62-153/-/A-52343433

 

[neil82]

Well it looks like my 'upgrade' pump Sicce Syncra silent 0.5 does not fit in the pump chamber. I'm a little confused about this because saltwateraquarium.com sells the waterbox 10 cube with the syncra silent 1.0 pump as an optional upgrade package when purchasing the tank. I thought that the 0.5 would be a safe bet if the 1.0 model fits.
Sicce has a nano pump model, but it's rated for less GPH than the stock pump that came with the tank.

 

[Cake_Boss]

Oh no, what are the pump dimensions? I have a quiet one pro 800 (240gph) if you want to trade. Only used to drain the tank to move it


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[neil82]

Thanks for the offer @Cake_Boss. Very limited on space in the pump chamber. The pump would need to have footprint smaller than 2.75x2.75 with output pointing up, if that makes sense. There is a glass baffle below the water line that reduces the pump chamber width by about .5 inch or so from the dimensions shown in photos. View attachment 14763 View attachment 14764

 

[kchristensen8064]

Thanks for the offer @Cake_Boss. Very limited on space in the pump chamber. The pump would need to have footprint smaller than 2.75x2.75 with output pointing up, if that makes sense. There is a glass baffle below the water line that reduces the pump chamber width by about .5 inch or so from the dimensions shown in photos. View attachment 14763 View attachment 14764

Wow, that is tight! What pump does the tank come with?

 

[neil82]

Went ahead using the stock pump for the setup. It's quiet, so that is nice.
I put the Sicce pump in the sump for my 90 gallon. It turns on and off with the MH lights. It'll stir up detritus in the skimmer section of sump. View attachment 14765

 

[Cake_Boss]

PM’d


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[neil82]

PM’d


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Thank you.

 

[neil82]

Wow, that is tight! What pump does the tank come with?

This is the stock pump. View attachment 14766 View attachment 14767

 

[neil82]

I pulled some ceramic media that I had in the sump of my 90 gallon setup to get new tank started. View attachment 14768 View attachment 14769 View attachment 14770