Hewbie’s home!🐡

[AydenLincoln]

This will be the build thread for Hewbie my porcupine pufferfish’s new home. His new home is a 120 drilled Marineland with a custom stand and LifeReef Sump. I got the final sketch for his stand back and it should be finished within the next few days.

 

[AydenLincoln]

I decided to make my life as easy as possible to both do the leak test and fill the tank and sump!:) Rather than me take hundreds of gallons of water downstairs in buckets. I will pump it down hehe.

 

[AydenLincoln]

It’s here and it looks fantastic! Next step is to put the tank on the stand and get the trim installed and then plumb the tank.

 

[Reefering1]

Let's go little miss lady. Hewbie's(we're) waiting!!

 

[19Mateo83]

Your cabinet people did a fantastic job on the stand. Can’t wait to see hewbie smiling back at you from his new condo ;)

 

[AydenLincoln]

Places Hewbie has been and survived! The ocean, a bucket on a boat, a holding tank, then shipped in a cooler to Quality Marine quarantine tanks, a bag, and sent to me in which I put him into a bucket and off to work with me the day I got him. Then a small 5-gallon tank for over a month where I fell in love with him and decided to keep him and I’m so happy I did. A brief few minutes in my little reef tank because I needed somewhere to put him then realized…oh shoot I can’t put you there! After that a bowl into a 75-gallon tank, another bucket, and then the first Rubbermaid tote for around a month after his home leaked, then off to a bowl to his new home a new 75-gallon tank. And during brief moments a bowl and container to be inspected…now back to a Rubbermaid tote for another month and a half, and finally another container before finally going into his new permanent home a 120-gallon tank. This to me shows the resilience of Hewbie. Has he been sick before? Of course like us he gets sick too but I’ve always been able to manage it and he’s always gotten better. I hope this new transition continues to go smoothly because as I look back on the time I’ve had him for he’s been the most resilient smartest fish I’ve ever had and probably will ever own. And he has my entire heart!:star-struck: So if there’s any fish I always recommend people get it’s a Hewbie. I mean just look at this adorable little face.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Your cabinet people did a fantastic job on the stand. Can’t wait to see hewbie smiling back at you from his new condo ;)

I agree I’m so happy and it’s not even done as the trim has to be installed once the tank is on! And I later found out the person who did it has done work for Madonna among other famous people and his work has been in publications and commercials. Unsurprisingly you can probably see why!

 

[likemike99]

looks great.

 

[ieatbugman]

Ok, i absolutely love the tank and the puffer. But why the name hewbie? I love the name though

 

[ieatbugman]

Just curious

 

[AydenLincoln]

Ok, i absolutely love the tank and the puffer. But why the name hewbie? I love the name though

Because I saw him and I said, “He looks like a Hewbie!” I had never heard or seen it before either.

 

[Lavey29]

Because I saw him and I said, “He looks like a Hewbie!” I had never heard or seen it before either.

You're way to young but there used to be a car named Herbie the love bug back in the day. Pretty close to the Hewbie name.

 

[exnisstech]

You're way to young but there used to be a car named Herbie the love bug back in the day. Pretty close the the Hewbie name.

I saw that movie at a drive in theater lol

 

[Lavey29]

I saw that movie at a drive in theater lol

Best place for a date as a kid

 

[ieatbugman]

I watched that Herbie the love bug after seeing a couple of old Volkswagens painted like him

 

[ieatbugman]

You're way to young but there used to be a car named Herbie the love bug back in the day. Pretty close to the Hewbie name.

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[ieatbugman]

Im surprised I’ve watched it myself

 

[EuphyllinOHk]

You're way to young but there used to be a car named Herbie the love bug back in the day. Pretty close to the Hewbie name.

Some of us had parents who watched Herbie back in the day and saw no issue with the idea of watching a Lindsey Lohan+Michael Keaton remake of Herbie, in the mid 2000s... I think we all may have tried to forget that version!

 

[ScottD]

The stand look really nice, good luck with the tank and getting it filled up and ready for hewbie.

 

[AydenLincoln]

The tank is officially on the stand! Now I have to plumb it, do cord management, and install the sign properly!