Panthera's 115G tank/coffee table

Panthera · Post by **Panthera** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:25 am

Hi guys!

Finally got to almost complete my new tank / coffee table.

Can't wait to get the crabs!

marandashermies · Post by **marandashermies** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:23 am

that's sooooo cool!!! nothing like being the center of attention!

How deep is your sub? Hard to tell in the pic. Your crabbies are going to be in crabbie heaven!

landlubber · Post by **landlubber** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:43 pm

I LOVE it! I've been thinking my last upgrade maybe something like this.

Panthera · Post by **Panthera** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:07 pm

The deepest part is about 8 inch and near the pools it is about 6 I think.

I can't go deeper cause I don't want them to be too close to the heat lamp fixtures.

Can't increase the ceiling height too as it is already too tall for a coffee table!

soilentgringa · Post by **soilentgringa** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:58 pm

If you put an Ultratherm on it and get rid of the lamps you can deepen the substrate, which is super important.

marandashermies · Post by **marandashermies** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:09 pm

^^^ that would be a good idea! Depending on the size of your crabs and their growth rate you will probably need to add more sub sooner rather than later!

What types of crabs are you getting? Make sure you post pics

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Panthera · Post by **Panthera** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:11 pm

Is 8 inches of sub not enough? I'm in Australia so I'm limited to variabilis

CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:15 pm

Panthera wrote:Is 8 inches of sub not enough? I'm in Australia so I'm limited to variabilis

Depends on the size of the crabs. Very large crabs will need more.

Panthera · Post by **Panthera** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:52 pm

You are right, I'll go buy another bag of sand today

Goofball2k16 · Post by **Goofball2k16** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:13 pm

Wow that's awesome!

Can't wait to see pics of it when you get crabs~

Panthera · Post by **Panthera** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:14 pm

Someone suggested that the heat lamps may be too close to the substrate and it will dry it out. Currently I am using the red infrared type.

I am thinking to change it to the ceramic heat emitters.

What do you guys think?

CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:12 am

I've used heat lamps and they will dry the surface of the substrate directly under the lamp faster. I think the ceramic heat emitter would do the same, as does a UTH positioned low over the substrate line. It's just something you have to keep an eye on, misting the substrate as needed.

CrazyCrab12 · Post by **CrazyCrab12** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 5:53 pm

What a great idea for a functional crabitat!

Sweet Pea · Post by **Sweet Pea** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:44 pm

Nice!

Post by **aussieJJDude** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:36 am

Don't worry, aussies don't grow that big compared to other sized crabs, the largest I heard of and seen are crabs that's around the size of a tennis ball. But I imagine by them, you might of already upgraded your coffee table into a larger one. (6-8 inches should be fine)

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