Re decorating 55g!

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Re decorating 55g!

Post by Kermie16 » Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:55 am

Months after our move and I'm FINALLY getting a chance to start putting our 55g tank back together for our hermies!! This is just the start. Just added all the sub back in after re-dampening and added another 3 bricks of EE to have about 1 foot of sub for digging and molting fun:) All of our Marties (zebra isopods) have been happily hanging out in a small storage container with their own sub, cholla, munchies and our before glass vase tunnel which I've decided to keep in there for them. Instead I found an old plastic fish bowl so I put that in for a smaller undersub moss pit. I have all of our thermometer/hygrometers in containers being calibrated. And finally able to put up some of our newer finds in the tank: large cork tube, cocohut with ladder, and Timothy hay "carrot " for them to munch on and maybe swing ? (Lol!) No shell shack in there currently since it's in the 20g tank with the hermies - that will move over with them or I may put our other hideout with shell shack topper back in...haven't decided on that yet. So enjoy the couple of pictures and when everything is done, I will post more pics:)
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Re: Re decorating 55g!

Post by Giner13 » Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:59 am

That looks awesome!!


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Re: Re decorating 55g!

Post by Hermias_mom » Thu Jun 22, 2017 1:26 pm

Nice! I particularly like your cork. :)
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Post by C_fiesta » Thu Jun 22, 2017 2:01 pm

What's with the seashells in the pools? Please do elaborate.

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Post by GotButterflies » Thu Jun 22, 2017 2:16 pm

C_fiesta wrote:What's with the seashells in the pools? Please do elaborate.

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They look like steps to me :)
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Post by GotButterflies » Thu Jun 22, 2017 2:16 pm

That looks great Kermie! I bet they will love it!! I still miss Mike!!!
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Re: Re decorating 55g!

Post by Kermie16 » Thu Jun 22, 2017 3:18 pm

C_fiesta wrote:What's with the seashells in the pools? Please do elaborate.

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They are pools I made for the hermies about a year ago. It's a mix of river rocks and sea shells siliconed to the Tupperware pools. My hermies don't usually like to go all the way in the pools so I made some sea shell steps going down ^_^


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Re: Re decorating 55g!

Post by Kermie16 » Thu Jun 22, 2017 3:19 pm

Thanks guys!! My daughter is dying to get the hermies back in their home but we will wait a good 24 hours to make sure all conditions are stable before we do that!


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Post by Kermie16 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:58 pm

All was good and stable today so we added in the hermies and a few last touches including shell shack:)Image
Exploring the tat!
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The pools again - added in the coral and shells in front just for a little interest
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Front view of left side of tat with pools
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Hermie view from pools looking lengthwise to other side of tat
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Right side of tat with climbing structures and hideouts!

Hope u enjoyed the pics!! They have been having a blast exploring and we found Clare (large white pearl shell) checking out the hamster wheel twice :):)


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Post by Giner13 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:43 pm

Yay Clare!!! Go walkin girl!


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Post by Giner13 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:43 pm

It looks great


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Post by Kermie16 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:34 pm

Giner13 wrote:It looks greatImage


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Post by Kermie16 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:35 pm

Found Kelp claiming the timothy hay carrot to the top of the tat!
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Post by C_fiesta » Sat Jun 24, 2017 8:09 am

Kermie16 wrote:All was good and stable today so we added in the hermies and a few last touches including shell shack:)Image
Exploring the tat!
Image
The pools again - added in the coral and shells in front just for a little interest
Image
Front view of left side of tat with pools
Image
Hermie view from pools looking lengthwise to other side of tat
Image
Right side of tat with climbing structures and hideouts!

Hope u enjoyed the pics!! They have been having a blast exploring and we found Clare (large white pearl shell) checking out the hamster wheel twice :):)


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Re: Re decorating 55g!

Post by daws409 » Sat Jun 24, 2017 8:40 am

Beautifully done!

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