where are your crabs?

[crabs_lex]

It looks great!
Did you have to take the sand out to move it? If not, then you must be Superwoman lol!

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haha yeah sand and everything
with two people to carry it it’s not too heavy
it’s just super awkward moving especially down stairs lol!

[CrabbyLover77]

haha yeah sand and everything
with two people to carry it it’s not too heavy
it’s just super awkward moving especially down stairs lol!

Oh wow, you go girl!

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[crabs_lex]

haha thank you!
also what size/ kind of water bowls do u use? i know most use tupperware (so do i in my other tank) but i feel i can’t find the right size for my tank because they r too big and take up room or too small (they are still tall enough but if they were bigger it would be more comfortable for the crabs)

[CrabbyLover77]

Yw!

I use the containers that are a little bigger than sandwich size. I have a plastic riser in the right corner that is 8" high. I put the fresh water underneath and the salt water on top. This helps free up space in the tank. 55 gals are narrow, so I know it's tough to make room for wider stuff.

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[CrabbyLover77]

Plastic riser with water dishes.

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[crabs_lex]

oh wow that look super good
super creative too!

[CrabbyLover77]

oh wow that look super good
super creative too!

Thanks! I've added more sand since that pic too. They were excavating like crazy that week! I've also added another little shell shop to the egg crate in the background.

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[crabs_lex]

Thanks! I've added more sand since that pic too. They were excavating like crazy that week! I've also added another little shell shop to the egg crate in the background.

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idk about you but shell shops are another hard thing to do if u have a narrow tank like our 55 gals (unless u don’t put them on the floor of your tank) i find it easy to use those long but thin desk drawer organizers (or pill bottle organizers) i guess you call them
they were cheap from the drug store but are like slit open on the sides and the crabs love the climb into them
i just put them right against the wall of my tank
i used to have like three in a 55 gal and they fit a lot of shell and didn’t take up much room
i always loved those cornered shower trays but i can never find one

[CrabbyLover77]

idk about you but shell shops are another hard thing to do if u have a narrow tank like our 55 gals (unless u don’t put them on the floor of your tank) i find it easy to use those long but thin desk drawer organizers (or pill bottle organizers) i guess you call them
they were cheap from the drug store but are like slit open on the sides and the crabs love the climb into them
i just put them right against the wall of my tank
i used to have like three in a 55 gal and they fit a lot of shell and didn’t take up much room
i always loved those cornered shower trays but i can never find one

I agree. I have one of those long/thin organizers attached to the egg crate. I also have 4 small containers as shell shops/2nd levels that I found at the dollar store. They're appx 3x4". I still had a ton of shells just hanging out, so I have a 2x6" container on the sand to hold them.

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[crabbycasey]

i just set up the 55 gal with all of my bigger guys!!
i just have to put water bowls in and add maybe a few more things but let me know what u think

it was super hard bringing this tank downstairs but i think it was worth it!




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edit: sorry the pic isn’t the best quality but you get the gist lol!

Omg, I love it! It’s so pretty! Congrats on getting it downstairs without having to take the sand out, haha!


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[crabs_lex]

Omg, I love it! It’s so pretty! Congrats on getting it downstairs without having to take the sand out, haha!


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thanks but i did take the sand out lol!
and i took it as a chance to redecorate

[crabbycasey]

Any reason to redecorate is a good one, lol! It looks awesome!


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[crabs_lex]

thanks so much!!

[mool]

My tank is in my classroom. I'm lucky to have a stand-alone building all to myself with two adjoining classrooms. I have the critters who need supplemental heat on one side (crabs, reptiles, fish, etc.) and the critters who do not need supplemental heating (rabbits, guinea pigs, other mammals) on the other. I call it the cool side and the warm side.