8 gallon AIO - Gangpike

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

All,

Just a heads up - Amazon has (had) an 8 gallon AIO tank with light, protein skimmer, filter media, pump and lid for $89.95! I bought one, it shows that there are still eight left. The regular price on eBay and direct from the manufacturer seems to run $140 to $170. I haven't set it up yet, but I unpacked it and everything seems in order. I did find a tiny glass chip inside the box, but can't find where the chip might have come from. The silicone is a bit messy. I did see some reports that people had issues with these leaking (a few years ago). I also saw a report that some tanks didn't have the protein skimmer, but mine did.

The skimmer included is a miniQ that sells on Amazon for $79.95!

Here is the link to the manufacturer's site (Amazon links don't often work here, so you'll have to look it up there).

https://gankpike.com/product/gankpi...light-and-pump-black-premium-all-in-one-kits/

 

[UncommonSense]

Interesting design! They seem to specialize in drape formed low-iron glass radiuses, which are inherently tempered!

This said, I’d be curious to see where this glass chip came from! — the bottom pane may or may not be tempered, the rear pane is the most likely culprit…

How thick would you say the bottom pane is? A quick glance at a glass thickness calculator says >=5mm would be preferable!

 

[Fish Fan]

I clicked the link and it says $159 with four left in stock. I think you tipped them off

 

[exnisstech]

I clicked the link and it says $159 with four left in stock. I think you tipped them off

I think Jay may have gotten his from Amazing. I checked there but I couldn't get it to come up in a search using quite a few different words for the searches.

 

[Fish Fan]

I think Jay may have gotten his from Amazing. I checked there but I couldn't get it to come up in a search using quite a few different words for the searches.

Ah, I did miss where he said Amazon

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I clicked the link and it says $159 with four left in stock. I think you tipped them off

No - that’s the dealer link. Amazon still has them at $89.95, I just can’t link to Amazon for some reason.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Interesting design! They seem to specialize in drape formed low-iron glass radiuses, which are inherently tempered!

This said, I’d be curious to see where this glass chip came from! — the bottom pane may or may not be tempered, the rear pane is the most likely culprit…

How thick would you say the bottom pane is? A quick glance at a glass thickness calculator says >=5mm would be preferable!

I looked all over, no chip divot. I suspect the chip I found was from another tank.

I’m not sure how to tell the bottom thickness - no edge on view and I don’t have a micrometer.

 

[Fish Fan]

I think I found it:

8 gallon aquarium kit on Amazon

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I think I found it:

8 gallon aquarium kit on Amazon

Yep - that’s the one!

I bought it on impulse since it was so cheap. Now I have to figure out where to put it and what to put in it (grin).

I think I’ll document it as a tank build…..

 

[Fish Fan]

Yep - that’s the one!

I bought it on impulse since it was so cheap. Now I have to figure out where to put it and what to put in it (grin).

I think I’ll document it as a tank build…..

I think it would be great if you started a build thread for this tank!

What are you thinking? I have been thinking about a small tank like this for some RFA’s and Sexy Shrimp I thought would be cool.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

The tanks have all been sold at that price and Amazon now lists them as "out of stock".

I found an LED strip for $12.59 to augment the light that came with this kit. I tested it, and it produces TWICE the light of the LED light that came with my Biocube 16!

Here is the listing:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4Z7D8C2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I'm going to continue this thread with the full build later on this year, once my boat and camper are put away for the season.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I assembled the stand this morning. It has a 200 pound capacity and cost $43. It is lower to the ground than many similar units, and I went that route to limit the "tipping factor" and for the grandkids to see the tank better.

Here is a link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VQ6B4QB?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_0