Seabiscuit
Active Member
My Yellow Watchman Goby is the sweetest fish I've ever had. We just bonded instantly. He/She looks ok in my 29 gallon tank, but I think would be happier in a bigger tank. I think I bought a bit too many rocks when I first started the tank and they and my macroalgae look quite cramped in the tank. Instead of stacking all the rocks reef style as they are now, I would like to try a shallow shore style with only one part of the tank having stacked rocks. I have to add an arch component since my Yellow Watchman Goby loves to hang out under the only arch in the tank. I would also like to leave a path in the middle of the tank with just sand since I thought that looks cool. I had been waiting for the dollar per gallon sale I heard about and it finally took place a few days ago. A few different size tanks were available at a dollar per gallon. I used to have a 40 gallon in the 90's but it didn't seem that much bigger than a 29 gallon, so I decided to get a 55 gallon. It wasn't a dollar per gallon, but, instead, 50% off. I still thought that was a good deal since I live in a relatively small town in Humboldt, California and good deals on aquariums for sale in the community are a bit rare. I picked it up yesterday and am in the process of checking it for leaks. Water is so precious so I thought I'd fill it with warm up water from showers and washing dishes. The picture here has a couple of days of warm up water I saved just before getting the tank. It will be a few weeks before I post an updated picture since I only have a few gallons of water per day. Looking at the tank, it seems too big, but I hope it's not. I will know for sure when I've moved everything into it. At this point I will not include a sump. Unfortunately my heaters, filter intakes, water pumps, skimmer and thermometer will all be visible in the display tank. The store I bought my tank from also has a top for that same tank. I am really looking forward to having that new top since my current top only has a narrow channel in the middle to allow light through with the front and back being solid black plastic. That will be nice since most of my plants are cramped in that middle section of the tank. I will try to better organize all the plugs and timers since they are just a mess right now. I have a piece of aluminum foil over my doser light because it is extremely bright and I didn't want it keeping my fish awake at night. I'll have to come up with a better looking solution for that. It won't be one of those many fabulous tanks you see on this site -- I think it will be more average. I especially admire all of you who have all your cords and equipment symmetrically laid out, but I am not at all mechanically inclined and wouldn't be able to figure all that out.
