Question about larger pools
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:35 am
I am in the process of building a 55-gallon crabitat to relocate my current hermits into a larger enclosure. I’m taking my time to make it “look nice” but of course be functional and appropriate for their needs.
Part of this process is cycling a 5-gallon freshwater aquarium. It will have some driftwood, some java moss, a large climbing ramp which will basically be plastic mesh but I’m gonna adhere some small fake aquarium plants and stones with aquarium silicone to make it a bit more aesthetically pleasing to me, the human. (The saltwater pool will be a smaller container, cycling and maintaining a saltwater tank does not spark joy in me))
Anyway my question/concern: I was casually talking about my project online and I was challenged to show concise proof that I am not effectively building a drowning death trap for my hermies. This is the second time this week someone’s accused me of trying to drown them. The first time was a retail pet store employee whom I made the mistake of talking to about my project and asked for advice on freshwater plants.
I could not, for the life of me, (to be fair I only searched for a few minutes) find concise information stating a 5 gallon cycled tank with plenty of climbing surfaces/escape routes is appropriate. I’ve found secondary, implied information in the form of crabitat photos with large pools and information on how to maintain a cycled tank in a large enclosure.
I figured making a post like this would create the concise information I need to satisfy the challenge of showing proof a 5-gallon tank with enough climbing escape routes is just fine for them, or it would result in me learning that this is not okay and I need to rethink my crabitat plans.
Anyway, thank you for reading! I look forward to learning.
Part of this process is cycling a 5-gallon freshwater aquarium. It will have some driftwood, some java moss, a large climbing ramp which will basically be plastic mesh but I’m gonna adhere some small fake aquarium plants and stones with aquarium silicone to make it a bit more aesthetically pleasing to me, the human. (The saltwater pool will be a smaller container, cycling and maintaining a saltwater tank does not spark joy in me))
Anyway my question/concern: I was casually talking about my project online and I was challenged to show concise proof that I am not effectively building a drowning death trap for my hermies. This is the second time this week someone’s accused me of trying to drown them. The first time was a retail pet store employee whom I made the mistake of talking to about my project and asked for advice on freshwater plants.
I could not, for the life of me, (to be fair I only searched for a few minutes) find concise information stating a 5 gallon cycled tank with plenty of climbing surfaces/escape routes is appropriate. I’ve found secondary, implied information in the form of crabitat photos with large pools and information on how to maintain a cycled tank in a large enclosure.
I figured making a post like this would create the concise information I need to satisfy the challenge of showing proof a 5-gallon tank with enough climbing escape routes is just fine for them, or it would result in me learning that this is not okay and I need to rethink my crabitat plans.
Anyway, thank you for reading! I look forward to learning.