Building a Crabby Paradise

Hermiearth · Post by **Hermiearth** » Tue May 02, 2017 1:05 pm

Cool! Love the waterfall idea!

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YouTube · Post by **GotButterflies** » Tue May 02, 2017 2:05 pm

Neat!

Edit: do you realize eventually you will need to take pump apart to clean it? Any underwater pump gets gunk buildup that can slow the speed of the fan down.

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Visual · Post by **Visual** » Tue May 02, 2017 2:15 pm

GotButterflies wrote:Neat!

Edit: do you realize eventually you will need to take pump apart to clean it? Any underwater pump gets gunk buildup that can slow the speed of the fan down.

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Obviously.

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YouTube · Post by **GotButterflies** » Tue May 02, 2017 10:06 pm

Just making sure

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Visual · Post by **Visual** » Wed May 03, 2017 9:32 am

HAd a minor issue with my tubing yesterday that I finally got resolved last night. Thought I'd show everyone my simple fix for hiding the emergency drain and the water fall tubing. This is a large piece of cork bark. Basically held in place with tension for easy removal in case repairs or cleaning is needed.

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Visual · Post by **Visual** » Wed May 03, 2017 1:01 pm

Yay! I'm finally getting to decorate! Here's a little bit of the process. I've added a natural branch, more to come... and here's a weird find. A moss mat usually used for model village sets. It's moss on a mesh screen sheet. I'm also using coco fiber to hide my man made branch that runs the length of the tank. It was made with rolled expanded metal sheet.

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Visual · Post by **Visual** » Wed May 03, 2017 1:55 pm

Well underway.

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Visual · Post by **Visual** » Wed May 03, 2017 1:55 pm

Hmm, I'm thinking of adding two more bags of sand.

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annedow9 · Post by **annedow9** » Wed May 03, 2017 2:08 pm

That looks awesome!

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Hermiearth · Post by **Hermiearth** » Wed May 03, 2017 2:17 pm

Lookin good

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YouTube · Post by **GotButterflies** » Wed May 03, 2017 6:34 pm

That is looking absolutely incredible!!! Great job!!!

Edit: Does that moss display mat use glue or any preservatives?

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Giner13 · Post by **Giner13** » Thu May 04, 2017 7:41 am

That's sooo cool!!
I've thought about getting one of those decorative water falls but idk how would be best to set it up...?

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Kermie16 · Post by **Kermie16** » Thu May 04, 2017 8:36 am

WOOOOWWWW!!! That looks awesome!!!

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PinchersAndShells · Post by **PinchersAndShells** » Thu May 04, 2017 11:52 am

Looks good! Do you plan on covering all of the screen mesh? I was just wondering because I wouldn't expect it to stay nice and shiny in the humid environment + the salt.

Visual · Post by **Visual** » Sat May 06, 2017 2:02 pm

PinchersAndShells wrote:Looks good! Do you plan on covering all of the screen mesh? I was just wondering because I wouldn't expect it to stay nice and shiny in the humid environment + the salt.

I did end up covering all of the screen mesh. Some with cork bark and some with a moss sheet. And I have already changed my waterfall set up once since I've put it in. lol trial and error. I'm just gonna see if it works.

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