500 gallon Crabitat

EdisNiksic · Post by **EdisNiksic** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:52 pm

Here some pics for u guys. Wouldn't want to keep u waiting.

Post by **aussieJJDude** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:00 am

OMG, I want it! *grabby hands* Your can is going to have a ball in there, I think you might need some more hermies in there so it not so big...

You're going to have some serious harding issues with hermies, it won't be enough!

EdisNiksic · Post by **EdisNiksic** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:14 am

I have 18 right now. I will be getting more in the future. It is going to have 20 inches of substrate..........

EdisNiksic · Post by **EdisNiksic** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:18 am

That is going to be 140 gallons of just sub.....

KellyCrabbieLove · Post by **KellyCrabbieLove** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:22 pm

Holy crap that is a lot of sub

YYWW · Post by **YYWW** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:28 pm

Looks like a fun ride! Must follow!!!!

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jarteta97 · Post by **jarteta97** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:17 pm

Gonna be awesome

Can't wait to see it progress.

HeathMcCrab · Post by **HeathMcCrab** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:04 pm

So cool!!! Keep updating us all!!

EdisNiksic · Post by **EdisNiksic** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:07 am

Quick question, how many watts of heat in total do u think i would need? Are the 300 watt bulbs at home depot safe?

jarteta97 · Post by **jarteta97** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:44 pm

I'm not sure on that specific question, but here's an awesome thread if you haven't seen it on custom huge wooden tanks:

viewtopic.php?f=39&p=928635#p928635

Post by **wodesorel** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:08 pm

EdisNiksic wrote:Quick question, how many watts of heat in total do u think i would need? Are the 300 watt bulbs at home depot safe?

The problem with heating vertical spaces is that heat always rises and cold air always sinks. So if you're heating from the top, only the top is going to stay warm.

That 300 Watt bulb might raise the top of the tank to 100 degrees while at surface level it's only room temp.

EdisNiksic · Post by **EdisNiksic** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:57 am

what if i was to put a computer fan in there? Im also going to be adding heat cord too.

YYWW · Post by **YYWW** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:44 am

The computer fan i used doesn't seem strong enough to do anything with heat. I try to use it to distribute humidity, but conditions do not appear to fluctuate in the air path of the fan. I think the CFM number is 30 but it definitely feels like less.
I suspect that instead of working like a convection oven, it will evenly cool your tank instead of heating, as the fan is not the originator of heat, your warm air will cool as it moves.

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EdisNiksic · Post by **EdisNiksic** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:32 pm

I ran into a problem. Everything is done, but after having sand in the tank for awhile it sprung a leak and water started coming out. I guess I didn't have enough resin on the bottom edges and corners or the weight of the sand caused the plywood to bow out a bit and crack the resin. I don't want to have to put more resin in again since it took forever for the smell to go away the first time around. Could I use the LeakSeal rubber spray to patch things up?

EdisNiksic · Post by **EdisNiksic** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:10 pm

No one knows huh? Or is it just a slow day for the site?

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