Building Pools & Waterfall (Pic Heavy)
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:20 pm
I decided the 55gal needed a serious renovation, as you can see from the following pictures that my tat was not the best. Though it did hold a temperature of 75-80*F and a humidity of about 80% - that's what my crabs are most active at.
(There is a cocohut underneath/behind the leaves in the last picture)
I decided that I loved the ideas of having pools in my tank so I talked my dad into getting some glass from his uncle and he's helped me quite a bit.
The first step in building my pools and waterfall was to move the crabs out of the main tank and into an isolation tub. I used one of those big plastic storage bins because the 10gal won't hold everything I'd like to have in it. Here's a couple pictures of "The Tub" (as my family has come to call it over the past couple of days). They seem to not mind the tub much as I have seen 6 shell changes in person but have seen them wandering around in more shells than that.
(Steve McQueen is hiding behind the thermometer/hygrometer in the blue shell)
After moving the crabs and cutting the glass, we began gluing it in using a clear silicone. I have pictures of each piece of glass after it was glued in and the ramps after I glued my aquarium gravel to them.
I did glue the flowers to the bottom of the pools, though I did not glue gravel to the bottoms. As far as cleaning is concerned I have filters and a siphon. When needed I will shopvac the water out and clean it like I would an aquarium.
The waterfall will be a couple of days. I need to travel back to my uncles house to get the pump for it and will post pics once it is up and running.
I plan on having leaves/flowers covering the glass around the pools and where the waterfall is to add a nice effect.
I really can't wait to have everything set up and can put the crabs back in. I think they'll enjoy it.
Sorry for all the pictures, but I wanted to share my excitement/journey with others.
(There is a cocohut underneath/behind the leaves in the last picture)
I decided that I loved the ideas of having pools in my tank so I talked my dad into getting some glass from his uncle and he's helped me quite a bit.
The first step in building my pools and waterfall was to move the crabs out of the main tank and into an isolation tub. I used one of those big plastic storage bins because the 10gal won't hold everything I'd like to have in it. Here's a couple pictures of "The Tub" (as my family has come to call it over the past couple of days). They seem to not mind the tub much as I have seen 6 shell changes in person but have seen them wandering around in more shells than that.
(Steve McQueen is hiding behind the thermometer/hygrometer in the blue shell)
After moving the crabs and cutting the glass, we began gluing it in using a clear silicone. I have pictures of each piece of glass after it was glued in and the ramps after I glued my aquarium gravel to them.
I did glue the flowers to the bottom of the pools, though I did not glue gravel to the bottoms. As far as cleaning is concerned I have filters and a siphon. When needed I will shopvac the water out and clean it like I would an aquarium.
The waterfall will be a couple of days. I need to travel back to my uncles house to get the pump for it and will post pics once it is up and running.
I plan on having leaves/flowers covering the glass around the pools and where the waterfall is to add a nice effect.
I really can't wait to have everything set up and can put the crabs back in. I think they'll enjoy it.
Sorry for all the pictures, but I wanted to share my excitement/journey with others.
