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by landlubber » Sun Mar 06, 2016 4:44 pm
I am never really happy with my pools. I have used many things, but there are two things I try to avoid, one is thin plastic. I have had 3 times when thin plastic pools have eventually cracked and flooded my tank. Not fun. I use nice thick, clear plastic serving dishes sold in a party section of the dollar store or craft stores. I like that they are transparent, so without decorating them they blend into the tank, although of course I put river rocks on the bottom for traction and wood pieces for them to climb out. The other thing I have discovered I don't like is anything too large or too deep, because I don't like to lose molting space in the tank. Like the KKs are great as far as being sturdy and decent size, but they are so deep it leaves only a few inches of space under them so I may lose molting space. I look for a size that is ONLY big enough for my biggest to submerge and I don't like them any bigger than that.
I'm always still on the lookout for the perfect water dishes. I kind of like the idea of those kidney dishes, like they use at the hospital (DK what they are called). Not sure they'd be deep enough-I can't find them anywhere except online.
6 PPs, 4 Straws, 3 Es * 1 Teeny, 6 Smalls, 4 Mediums, 1 large and 1 Jumbo in a 70 gallon
1 Boxer puppy, 1 Yorchie mutt, 1 cat, 1 ball python, 1 boa