HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I would also wrap the majority of the lid with plastic wrap, will help retain heat and humidity (think like a greenhouse).

If the heat pad is appropriately sized, I would set it around 80F and adjust accordingly. Depending on the room temperature, and time of year, you may have to play around with it.

Shells can raise the kH and gH, which in turn could buffer the waters pH. Bettas have long been domesticated from the acidic conditions where they originate from, and can handle a wide range of water parameters, but generally fair a lot better in soft, acidic conditions. As for plants, plastic plant...

The dried shrimp and mealworms would be fine to feed, many crabbers just buy them to feed to their crabs. Usually found in the reptile sometimes fish sections of petstores.

When I had a UTH, I had mine positioned so it was a couple inches below the substrate line. While it did dry out the substrate in that area (around an inch radius), the crabs often buried in that area and chilled against the heat pad. As long as the majority of the substrate is sand castle consisten...

I do doubt that claim, unless it was a scientific article. But I haven't read anything yet to support that claim. I do agree that an imbalance of nutrients will cause issues, this has been documented in pretty much all living organisms.

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Honestly, even if the tanks are next to eachother, as long as the lamps aren't directly near the crab tank, you'll probably notice a small difference, if any at all. In saying that, every situation is different, but based on my previous experience of using heat lamps, they do run warm, but have a ve...

Quick question, its a silly one but good to cross off regardless. Have the gauges been calibrated recently? They are notorious for reading faulty and causing a panic! In saying that, heat lamps do dry things out. If you can, getting the heatlamp a couple of inches away from the tank and sealing up t...

Yeah, that's what I was afraid of cuz so far I've not been able to get the smaller ones to work I was just hoping the really big ones would. Yeah well, I guess I could just set it down in the corner on the sand if it falls off. When it falls off. [emoji1787] Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Wh...

Looks good.

Definitely keep an eye on the substrate to ensure that the mister doesn't lead to a flood! I imagine the heat lamps would help dry things out a little, to counteract, but keep an eye on things regardless!

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The plexiglass will continue to warp, especially if it is a thin sheet. But it's looking very good, I'm sure the little one will appreciate the new space.

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To me, they look like E's (Ecuadorians, C. compressus).

Yep. This is still fine to use. This mix is slightly different composition compared to the regular salt mix that red sea makes, the trace element ratio is slightly different in accordance to what SPS coral needs. But it will not impact any detrimental effect to the crabs.

Eh, I would say it's safe. I know fan palms are common botanicals in aquariums, and I've seen shrimp keepers use palms in their tanks. For me, that's as safe as anything - many freshwater shrimp species and furthermore, breeds are incredibly sensitive.

The new set-up looks amazing, honestly looks like an amazing tank for them to get settled in and destress!

Hopefully in the coming weeks the crabs take full advantage of the space!!