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Chewin’ the Choya » My new tank!

Home › Forums › Chewin’ the Choya › My new tank!

Tagged: coenobita variabilis, hermit crabs, photos

  • This topic has 68 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 7 years, 11 months ago by Vanessa Pike-Russell.
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  • October 1, 2015 at 7:39 am #3583
    Vanessa Pike-Russell
    Keymaster

    I’m excited but not losing sleep over it at the moment. When the hermit crabs arrive that will be a different story!

    My uncle rigged up a retaining wall for me so I can have 8 inches of sand on the right hand side so I can still move the sliding glass on the left hand side. The left hand side will have a large driftwood tree with playsand and coconut fibre around the bottom of it plus a sphagnum moss pit somehow suspended or hanging in a coconut. I’m getting the Sphagnum Moss from Bunnings in Victoria Point, QLD Australia. It’s my first time with Sphagnum moss and I’m excited to try it!

    Here’s what the tank looks like with all the sand at one end, with the divider and the driftwood branch. I’m waiting until Saturday when I pick up the Driftwood Tree to put the sand in the left hand side. I’m learning to have patience πŸ™‚

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    October 1, 2015 at 7:43 am #3584
    Vanessa Pike-Russell
    Keymaster

    Another view of the retaining wall
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    • This reply was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by Vanessa Pike-Russell.
    • This reply was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by Vanessa Pike-Russell.
    October 1, 2015 at 7:57 am #3589
    Vanessa Pike-Russell
    Keymaster

    Crabitat in progress with 8+ inches of sand on the right hand side and a retaining wall

    October 1, 2015 at 8:25 am #3591
    Pam
    Participant

    Vanessa, It is really coming a long. Looking like a happy crabitat. Your hermies will be happy in there. HOw much sand did you use? Are making a seperate basking area?

    October 1, 2015 at 9:05 am #3592
    Vanessa Pike-Russell
    Keymaster

    That’s 40 kg (88.1849lb) of Play Sand and one brick – 9 litres (2.37755 Gallon) of coconut fibre. I bought another 40 kg of play sand and another brick (already decompressed and ready) and will put sand/coconut fibre to the depth of the black strip which is 10 cm or 4inches AFTER I have put the driftwood tree in as it is pretty tall and I think it will need the total height of the tank. Once I have the driftwood tree everything else will fall into place!

    There will be a large sphagnum moss pit and I have some cocohut hiders to go in as well. It just depends how big the driftwood tree is.

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    October 1, 2015 at 1:35 pm #3597
    Stacy
    Keymaster

    Oh it looks so nice! Perfect way to set it up so you can access that sliding door.

    October 1, 2015 at 5:30 pm #3599
    Vanessa Pike-Russell
    Keymaster

    Thanks! I should be finished on Saturday. Except for the humidity gauge.
    I had to avoid the thermostat white probe coming out of the tank as well.

    October 3, 2015 at 7:25 am #3622
    Vanessa Pike-Russell
    Keymaster

    The one with the remote πŸ™‚

    October 3, 2015 at 7:34 am #3623
    Vanessa Pike-Russell
    Keymaster

    The mangrove root tree has arrived!!

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    October 3, 2015 at 1:32 pm #3645
    Pam
    Participant

    Thank VAnessa for the update on the thermometer info

    October 4, 2015 at 6:49 am #3680
    Vanessa Pike-Russell
    Keymaster

    No problems! I ordered it via the link at

    Contest Rules

    I wanted to buy the two remote version but funds were tight. Setting up a hermit crab tank isn’t cheap! πŸ™‚

    October 6, 2015 at 2:40 pm #3694
    Michele
    Participant

    Excellent idea, Stacy! Thanks! And I think I’ve just about got it worked out too. Though it will likely be a while before I actually get to put the two together. I’ve got 3 crabs looking like they are ready to molt any second. I was really hoping to get them back into the main tat and settled in first but it doesn’t look like that is going to happen. Its a rare occasion when I have everyone up at once… Even rarer to keep them all up for long. Silly crabs!

    Vanessa, your tank looks awesome! How long til the kids arrive?

    October 6, 2015 at 6:17 pm #3697
    Pam
    Participant

    Venessa the link take me to the contest site…???

    October 8, 2015 at 9:21 am #3709
    Vanessa Pike-Russell
    Keymaster

    There is a link to the hygro/thermo gauge with wireless remote on that page, Pam.

    October 9, 2015 at 4:46 am #3712
    Vanessa Pike-Russell
    Keymaster

    My hygrometer-thermometer wireless remote arrived today! A week earlier than expected! Woohoo!

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