Show me your water pools

[hermitsrus1966]

Ok, I know this was already a topic thought mine is a bit different. I am wondering what you use for pools if your crabs use them, how often you have to clean them, and if possible pics. I have a 90 gallon and am thinking about updrading my pools as my largest crab can not really submerge any more. I want to use little room as possible and want it to be easier. I am also debating if the best thing to do is get a 2 gallon mini aquraim and just have a filter and bubbler, though I dont know how much work that is gonna take to maintain. Currently I have tupperware dishes with large rocks for easy cleaning and plastic mesh as a ladder.

[HermitofHermitCrabs]

I can’t post pics at the moment, but I run bubbler pools for both fresh and salt. It keeps my humidity around 80-90%.

[crabbycasey]

I have bubblers as well. Used clear plastic drawer organizers for my pools. I have the longer, larger one on bottom and stacked the smaller, shorter one in it for the actual pool. Made moss pits out of the extra space in the bottom one...helps with spillover too! The bottom one also acts as a placeholder when I have to change their water out and keeps me from ever having to possibly disturb a molter that may have set up shop under a pool. I use aquarium gravel as their entry/exit ramp, but also have shells in there so they can easily get out. They’re deep enough now for my crabbies to submerge, but when they outgrow it, I would love to try the idea of 2 or 5 gallon mini tanks with filters! Here’s a pic of my set up, hope it helps! Have fun with yours!


Those are Luffy balls you see in 2nd pic...keep them in my freshwater and a couple of my crabs like to just sit on top of them, haha.


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[Momma And Company]

Ok, I know this was already a topic thought mine is a bit different. I am wondering what you use for pools if your crabs use them, how often you have to clean them, and if possible pics. I have a 90 gallon and am thinking about upgrading my pools as my largest crab can not really submerge any more. I want to use little room as possible and want it to be easier. I am also debating if the best thing to do is get a 2 gallon mini aquraim and just have a filter and bubbler, though I dont know how much work that is gonna take to maintain. Currently I have tupperware dishes with large rocks for easy cleaning and plastic mesh as a ladder.

Hello! I'll be a new crabber this summer, but I know a ton about fish. If your biggest crab can't submerge, then you need to look for deeper pools. I think the best is tupperware type stuff to be honest. What is your current pool depths? Can you find something deeper that doesn't increase your pool sizes overall too much?

One thing to note - if you're looking at 2 gallon pools with a filter and bubbler, you'll need to cycle them - this doesn't mean the maintenance is any better, it just means the quality of water plus your help, will help maintain it. Instead of changing out 100% of the water, you'll only need to do 75% - and here's my thoughts on that - smaller bodies of water that're cycled and filtered, while you don't need to change out 100% of the water you DO need to change out at least 75% 3-4 times a week. It all depends on how much "dirt/food" your crabbies get into the water.

A bubbler is definitely a good thing for raising humidity - cycling the pools, that's up to you.

Anyone who tells you that cycling your pools means less clean up, I wouldn't trust. Again, the smaller the pool the more maintenance over all - sand, EE, food, poo, pee, etc. it's all going to spike your water levels so the 75+% water changes are a definite.

If you don't mind changing you pool water (syphon) by at least 75% multiple times a week - go for it.