substrate cleaning frequency
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:12 am
So I have heard that you should bake your substrate every four to six months which is all good and stuff but ive also seen a lot about people scooping the substrate daily or weekly? almost every site ive looked at says that but:
1) i almost always have a hermit crab under and i cant very well go digging around in the sand while they are under.
2) i am setting up a new tank and with my old tank it wasn't even manageable to scoop the sand every day because you have to move everything- but with my new tank it would be impossible. i got a tank that is very large for the size and amount of crabs i have, and i fully intend to go all out on decor. little bridges, huts everywhere, lots of netting and little levels to climb to and all that. when you set everything up like that it takes so so long and you may never get it exactly back how you had it ya know?
i was wondering (mostly for the people with lots of decor in their crabitats) what you do to keep the substrate clean for them? i don't want them to get sick but i also know theres no way im gonna manage all that especially with how much mine like to bury themselves for days or weeks.
1) i almost always have a hermit crab under and i cant very well go digging around in the sand while they are under.
2) i am setting up a new tank and with my old tank it wasn't even manageable to scoop the sand every day because you have to move everything- but with my new tank it would be impossible. i got a tank that is very large for the size and amount of crabs i have, and i fully intend to go all out on decor. little bridges, huts everywhere, lots of netting and little levels to climb to and all that. when you set everything up like that it takes so so long and you may never get it exactly back how you had it ya know?
i was wondering (mostly for the people with lots of decor in their crabitats) what you do to keep the substrate clean for them? i don't want them to get sick but i also know theres no way im gonna manage all that especially with how much mine like to bury themselves for days or weeks.