Engineer Goby

BigDave · 10/14/2018, 11:53 AM

My engineer Goby has been coming out from hiding more and more as he's getting bigger. He's a lot of fun to watch.

I managed to get some video of him swimming around... Of course, my kids had to see what I was doing.

Ignore the algae. Cleaning day is tomorrow.

https://youtu.be/9nHMnnfe3Ug

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hkgar · 10/14/2018, 01:24 PM

How deep is your sand bed? Surprised he hasn't rearranged the rock work with his tunneling. I understand that can be a problem with them.

cincyjim · 10/15/2018, 04:48 AM

Now that's a cool looking fish right there! Thanks for sharing.

Rover88 · 10/15/2018, 06:37 AM

Beautiful

Ours was doing this for a month before unfortunately as mentioned above, he tunneled and a rock must have shifted on him... Found him but he didn't pull through.

Make sure your rocks are braced/sturdy against the glass. I thought I had, and poured sand around them, but it still shifted.

BigDave · 10/15/2018, 08:17 AM

My sand bed is about 6" deep.

The rocks have moved quite a bit from when I first set the tank up, but they seem to have stabilized at this point.

I was thinking about getting in there and putting large pvc pipe under the rocks to keep them from sinking any farther, but haven't done it yet. It would basically mean pulling all the rock out and starting over.

We're looking at selling our house next year. The tank currently takes up most of the little living room downstairs, so I'll probably be taking the tank down while we sell the house and move and then setting it back up at the new house. I haven't decided what to do about the livestock yet, but will probably end up selling them back to the pet store. It'll be sad to watch them go.

10/14/2018, 11:53 AM	#1
BigDave Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wylie, TX Posts: 473	Engineer Goby My engineer Goby has been coming out from hiding more and more as he's getting bigger. He's a lot of fun to watch. I managed to get some video of him swimming around... Of course, my kids had to see what I was doing. Ignore the algae. Cleaning day is tomorrow. https://youtu.be/9nHMnnfe3Ug Sent from my VS987 using Tapatalk

10/14/2018, 01:24 PM	#2
hkgar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dewitt MI Posts: 5,051	How deep is your sand bed? Surprised he hasn't rearranged the rock work with his tunneling. I understand that can be a problem with them. __________________ Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels

10/15/2018, 04:48 AM	#3
cincyjim Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,147	Now that's a cool looking fish right there! Thanks for sharing. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: SCA 150G, 5 inch sand bed, 2 Tunze 6095s, ReefBreeders v2+ 50" with 2 all Blue Reefbrites, and Continuous Water Change System

10/15/2018, 06:37 AM	#4
Rover88 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 590	Beautiful Ours was doing this for a month before unfortunately as mentioned above, he tunneled and a rock must have shifted on him... Found him but he didn't pull through. Make sure your rocks are braced/sturdy against the glass. I thought I had, and poured sand around them, but it still shifted. __________________ TIP! When taking photos: Blues off, Whites up. Use a flashlight if you need to to get the camera to focus on it. A blurry photo just won't help anyone! Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Saltwater Reef tank, 40 gallon sump. New!

10/15/2018, 08:17 AM	#5
BigDave Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wylie, TX Posts: 473	My sand bed is about 6" deep. The rocks have moved quite a bit from when I first set the tank up, but they seem to have stabilized at this point. I was thinking about getting in there and putting large pvc pipe under the rocks to keep them from sinking any farther, but haven't done it yet. It would basically mean pulling all the rock out and starting over. We're looking at selling our house next year. The tank currently takes up most of the little living room downstairs, so I'll probably be taking the tank down while we sell the house and move and then setting it back up at the new house. I haven't decided what to do about the livestock yet, but will probably end up selling them back to the pet store. It'll be sad to watch them go.