HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thank you so much for all your replies. It sounds like I am all set. I am Very interested to check the tap water salinity now though.

Just to elaborate I know the prime etc. removes chlorine but what about other minerals like calcium and magnesium? If the water is hard from the tap is that o.k.? Or is spring or distilled water optimal?

Thank you, I had a feeling, yet being that crabs live in this water I wondered. So if you don’t mind helping me with another question, should I use a water softener as my tap water is very hard and I know it’s not really good for a fish aquarium so I’m also wondering about this.

I live across the street from a state park beach reservation where the mouth of a river meets the ocean and the tidewater comes in almost to my driveway. (It almost floods it) I have been very curious about taking tidewater or water from the ocean to use in a pool in my crabitat, being that I could ...