Which Substrate Is heavier: EE or playsand

CrabbyLover77 · Post by **CrabbyLover77** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:48 pm

IsolatedShadow wrote: Oh my, that would have drove me crazy too! I've honestly been waiting for nearly 2 months to get this 100 gal set up! First i had to move into the bigger room, which meant a whole bunch of cleaning, repainting, etc. Then move in the new tank, get the sub set up, and now we need a top. My room is so dry the substrate dried up in only one day, so I know I can't do this without one. And I don't want to wrap with the clear wrap stuff because it seems to be too much of a hassle.

Wow, it sounds like this has been a long process! I'm sure your crabbies will thank you once they move into their new home.

I have some plastic bags that are saran wrapped around the mesh lid. It's definitely not the prettiest thing, but it works. It's only a 20 gal long though. I'm sure doing that would be a super pain for a 100 gal.

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IsolatedShadow · Post by **IsolatedShadow** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:06 am

CrabbyLover77 wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:48 pm
Wow, it sounds like this has been a long process! I'm sure your crabbies will thank you once they move into their new home. I have some plastic bags that are saran wrapped around the mesh lid. It's definitely not the prettiest thing, but it works. It's only a 20 gal long though. I'm sure doing that would be a super pain for a 100 gal.

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Yeah it would be a pain to wrap it all lol. Especially since in the middle of the tank there's a piece of glass already siliconed in. So it is sectioned off into 2 pieces on the top.

CrabbyLover77 · Post by **CrabbyLover77** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:54 pm

IsolatedShadow wrote: Yeah it would be a pain to wrap it all lol. Especially since in the middle of the tank there's a piece of glass already siliconed in. So it is sectioned off into 2 pieces on the top.

After writing you I decided to just bite the bullet and get a glass top. I got it on sale today from Petco for about $17. It's actually an aquarium top for a 20 gal long, but it works. The 2 glass pieces are hinged, so now I don't have to slide the mesh lid on/off to access their food/water.

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IsolatedShadow · Post by **IsolatedShadow** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:28 am

CrabbyLover77 wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:54 pm
After writing you I decided to just bite the bullet and get a glass top. I got it on sale today from Petco for about $17. It's actually an aquarium top for a 20 gal long, but it works. The 2 glass pieces are hinged, so now I don't have to slide the mesh lid on/off to access their food/water.

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Lol good for you!! I personally find glass and Plexiglas to be better as they seem to be much easier to deal with than saran wrap lol. but its good that you found a cheap top for your tank! I think the plexiglas top we had custom made for my 29gal tank was about 20 or so dollars.

CrabbyLover77 · Post by **CrabbyLover77** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:25 am

IsolatedShadow wrote: Lol good for you!! I personally find glass and Plexiglas to be better as they seem to be much easier to deal with than saran wrap lol. but its good that you found a cheap top for your tank! I think the plexiglas top we had custom made for my 29gal tank was about 20 or so dollars.

Haha thanks.

Of course there was about an 1/8" gap at the back, even though the top said 30"x12". It has a plastic strip in the back since it was really made for fish aquariums, and the strip wasn't wide enough. Thankfully I've had a lot of different size aquariums over the years and had a wider plastic strip to use that covered the gap. But it is def easier than saran wrap lol. And $20 for your top is great, specially since your tank is so big!

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IsolatedShadow · Post by **IsolatedShadow** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:24 pm

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Haha thanks. Of course there was about an 1/8" gap at the back, even though the top said 30"x12". It has a plastic strip in the back since it was really made for fish aquariums, and the strip wasn't wide enough. Thankfully I've had a lot of different size aquariums over the years and had a wider plastic strip to use that covered the gap. But it is def easier than saran wrap lol. And $20 for your top is great, specially since your tank is so big!

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Hey, as long as it works, it works, lol. And the 20 dollars was for my 29 gal top. But hey! luckily, we found sheets of plexiglass just a little bit bigger than what i need for the 100 gal today, only 14 bucks for each sheet! its not perfectly clear, but it'll work!

CrabbyLover77 · Post by **CrabbyLover77** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:08 pm

IsolatedShadow wrote: Hey, as long as it works, it works, lol. And the 20 dollars was for my 29 gal top. But hey! luckily, we found sheets of plexiglass just a little bit bigger than what i need for the 100 gal today, only 14 bucks for each sheet! its not perfectly clear, but it'll work!

$14/sheet is def a good deal! It sounds like everything is coming together for ya!

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IsolatedShadow · Post by **IsolatedShadow** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:16 pm

CrabbyLover77 wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:08 pm
$14/sheet is def a good deal! It sounds like everything is coming together for ya!

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Yep! I got the tank set up now, though the netting on the back of the 29 gal might be discarded. and i need to get some craft mesh for the pools.

CrabbyLover77 · Post by **CrabbyLover77** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:22 pm

IsolatedShadow wrote: Yep! I got the tank set up now, though the netting on the back of the 29 gal might be discarded. and i need to get some craft mesh for the pools.

That's great!
Where did you get your netting from? I'd like to get some when I upgrade to my 55 gallon.

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IsolatedShadow · Post by **IsolatedShadow** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:25 pm

CrabbyLover77 wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:22 pm
That's great!
Where did you get your netting from? I'd like to get some when I upgrade to my 55 gallon.

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I think we got some of the net from Walmart. We were browsing the store when we decided to redecorate the tank and found some, but I don't remember where.

CrabbyLover77 · Post by **CrabbyLover77** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:27 pm

IsolatedShadow wrote: I think we got some of the net from Walmart. We were browsing the store when we decided to redecorate the tank and found some, but I don't remember where.

Ok I'll have to give Walmart a try. They may have something in the fishing/sports area I could use. Thanks!

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IsolatedShadow · Post by **IsolatedShadow** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:29 pm

CrabbyLover77 wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:27 pm
Ok I'll have to give Walmart a try. They may have something in the fishing/sports area I could use. Thanks!

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you're welcome! i hope you find something fun to decorate the tank with, lol!

(also, once the hermits get settled by tomorrow I'll post pics of the new crabitat lol)

CrabbyLover77 · Post by **CrabbyLover77** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:40 pm

IsolatedShadow wrote: you're welcome! i hope you find something fun to decorate the tank with, lol!

(also, once the hermits get settled by tomorrow I'll post pics of the new crabitat lol)

If I find anything good I'll let you know.

I should be moving in a couple of months and will be able to set up my 55 gal.
I can't wait to see pics!

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IsolatedShadow · Post by **IsolatedShadow** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:59 pm

Here's some pictures of the new tank! Its not much, but I'll be looking for more stuff to decorate with no doubt!

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CrabbyLover77 · Post by **CrabbyLover77** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:38 pm

IsolatedShadow wrote:Here's some pictures of the new tank! Its not much, but I'll be looking for more stuff to decorate with no doubt!

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That's awesome! How are the hermies enjoying their new home? I bet you'll have fun finding all kinds of extra goodies to put in there since there's so much room.

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