The crabs were on the floor at the foot of my bed with miss matched screens wrapped with saranwrap, a towel over that and the lids from 2 totes to cap every thing off.
Now, they have there very own stand that I got from my amazing guys sister. I pumped up my sub. Added 100lbs. Of sand since my ratio was WAY off. Still good, just not what I wanted. I added 5lbs of worm castings and a huge bag of moss threw out. I wanted to add some orchid bark as well, but all the ones I was able to locate had fertilizer and I was uneasy about that. There are still 2 pools deep enough to submerge but they are hidden under the wooden feature piece on the left. Gonna be a big pain to do water dish maintenance, but they are holding the cocomat to the wall in that corner. Btw...I got that at my local plant specialty store, Calloways. $3.99 for 3 feet and its 3 feet wide! This stuff is amazing. It's about 3-4 times thicker than the stuff you get at the pet store. I did a side by side comparison and the pet store mat felt fake, waxy and plastic. There is some bambo canes I got from home depo crossing the back pieces over to a fake coral reef feature I got for $2 at a goodwill. I took the bottom of a water fountain to make the "Shell Bank" as the boyfriend called it. On the right I spread a ton of dry moss as ground cover and sunk a wet moss pit. I also tossed in some Dwarf White Isopods and closed up shop.
My tank parameters have been so much more stable and exactly where I have wanting them. I can even sit down and turn the lofts on and watch them play with out fear of cooking them.
The best part though?
My wonderful amazing guy helped every step of the way. From getting out of my way, to putting a band aid on my finger after I tried to slice it off. He fetched and carried and helped me mix the substrate. Together we created a new home for these guys, in what will shortly be our new home.
