The back wall

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The back wall

Post by Wlfwo » Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:28 pm

Okay I have got the back wall up and where I think I want it. I am holding it in place with tension rods. I'm going to cover those with coconut mat. I'll just make a tube and wrap it around and zip tie it. I did look at the ones for reptiles but they wouldn't fit my tank plus I got two of these for less than $10 and I already had the coconut mat.

The substrate is going to come up to the bottom of the heater which will make it approximately 9", which should do him for quite a while.
Has anybody had any experience with the corner shower caddy things? Does the suction cups hold well?Image

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Re: The back wall

Post by curlysister » Wed Oct 09, 2024 11:18 pm

Looking good so far!
I have never in my 14+ years of having hermit crabs been able to get any suction cups to work inside the tank. Sigh.
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Re: The back wall

Post by Wlfwo » Thu Oct 10, 2024 1:09 pm

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.

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Re: The back wall

Post by Wlfwo » Thu Oct 10, 2024 1:13 pm

Well there is the first 50 lb of sand and echo Earth, the humidifier runs three points short. It's only been in there about I don't know 25 minutes and I made the echo Earth last night so the sand ended up being a little cold, it's going to take a while to warm up. Tomorrow's will be warmer and I'm hoping that will help what's the temperature.

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Post by aussieJJDude » Wed Oct 16, 2024 5:58 pm

Wlfwo wrote: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. Image

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What I would recommend is zip-tying the caddy dish to the eggcrate. Pretty much guaranteed not to move

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