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I made a water thing UPDATED
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:16 pm
by ErikRasmussen
Okay, I have been really attached to my current pools since I made them. They are glass bowls with rocks siliconed to them, the ones in all my photos. But I have been having to refill them about half way every two days because as soon as Thing 1 submerges he displaces a lot of water since he is so big. And it doesn't help that the Es actually splash. So I need deeper pools.
The last time I had a deep pool it was a half gallon cube with a few different ramp styles in one. The ramp that was a piece of plexiglass with needlepoint canvas zip tied around it left an E swimming in the water without a shell (although that E is probably just crazy(he is fine btw)). So I have been hesitant about deeper pools. But I need them and if I am eventually getting exotics I will need them. So I created this...
Ideally this will give them all a way to climb out or ease their way in while still being deep enough for all of them to submerge. As soon as Stitch comes up from her molt I will replace them
Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:20 pm
by HeyItsEggs
Cool! I have smaller pools than that but I wish mine looked like yours!
Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:37 pm
by LadyJinglyJones
That is delightful! Well done... you have some lucky crebs.
Remind me... what size is your tat? I can't recall.
Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:31 pm
by Hermiearth
Ooh pretty
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Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:53 pm
by DreaminginBlue
Awesome! Love the rock formation and the plants.
Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:48 pm
by Kermie16
Looks great!!
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Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:33 pm
by ErikRasmussen
Thanks guys! It took so much silicone. But its great because to clean them I can just slip them and put them back in.
Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:27 pm
by GotButterflies
Beautiful job! Is that a kritter keeper divided?
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Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 12:21 am
by ErikRasmussen
Haha yeah it is! I siliconed some plexi glass to it and had to test it out a bunch of times to make sure each side could hold water. Got the critter carrier at a thrift shop
Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 4:38 am
by aussieJJDude
Plexiglass will lose it bond quicky with silicone... So don't be surprised if it leaks in a few months time.
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Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 5:59 am
by GotButterflies
ErikRasmussen wrote:Haha yeah it is! I siliconed some plexi glass to it and had to test it out a bunch of times to make sure each side could hold water. Got the critter carrier at a thrift shop
Very creative! Looks great!
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Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:49 pm
by ErikRasmussen
aussieJJDude wrote:Plexiglass will lose it bond quicky with silicone... So don't be surprised if it leaks in a few months time.
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Really? Huh wonder why that happens. Good thing I made those rock structures replaceable
Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:21 am
by GotButterflies
ErikRasmussen wrote:aussieJJDude wrote:Plexiglass will lose it bond quicky with silicone... So don't be surprised if it leaks in a few months time.
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Really? Huh wonder why that happens. Good thing I made those rock structures replaceable
So AussieJJDude is saying that It would just be the divider that would eventually leak - right? Maybe you could do 2 individual kk if I'm interpreting it correctly....the rock structures are great on the canvas!
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Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:34 am
by aussieJJDude
Yeah the divider will, rocks should be fine
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Re: I made a water thing
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:54 pm
by annedow9
ErikRasmussen wrote:Okay, I have been really attached to my current pools since I made them. They are glass bowls with rocks siliconed to them, the ones in all my photos. But I have been having to refill them about half way every two days because as soon as Thing 1 submerges he displaces a lot of water since he is so big. And it doesn't help that the Es actually splash. So I need deeper pools.
The last time I had a deep pool it was a half gallon cube with a few different ramp styles in one. The ramp that was a piece of plexiglass with needlepoint canvas zip tied around it left an E swimming in the water without a shell (although that E is probably just crazy(he is fine btw)). So I have been hesitant about deeper pools. But I need them and if I am eventually getting exotics I will need them. So I created this...
Ideally this will give them all a way to climb out or ease their way in while still being deep enough for all of them to submerge. As soon as Stitch comes up from her molt I will replace them
That is so cool, it looks great!
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