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Bi-Color crab(Geosesarma sp) Viv construction
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08-24-2011, 11:13 AM
Special thanks to FroggyMike I have recently aquired a handfull of bi-color crabs and a 20gal aquarium to house them in. After lots of thought I decided to go with a small water section (no water feature) and mostly land.

First thing I did was cut and siliconed a piece of glass for the water section

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While waiting for that to dry I constructed the screen vent. I will also use a red sea max fan to keep the glass fog free.

Here is the frame assembled (sorry no pic of me struggling with a dull hacksaw)

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Gasket material removed

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Cut piece of screen to lay over frame

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Place gasket material back into place making sure screen is good and tight

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Trim off excess screen material

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Quick and easy as it sounds.

Now that the silicone has dried for ...well less than two days but shhh. It is time to hydrotest. I will leave this section full of water until I get home from work. If it holds then the remainder of the tank can be completed.

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Heres a shot of one of the anxious future inhabitants

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08-24-2011, 12:00 PM
Looking good, cannot wait to see how it turns out.
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08-24-2011, 12:07 PM
thanks, I want to do a rock wall waterfall but my wife wants the tank to be viewable from the other side of the tank. Since it's going on the kitchen bar I must listen
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08-24-2011, 01:19 PM
Awesome Michael.

Isn't it interesting how froggers gravitate to the smaller creatures - Inverts, reef animals, insects, small Geckos and anoles, ect, instead of the bigger stuff like huge snakes ?
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08-24-2011, 03:33 PM
Nice Micheal!

As always, Thanks for sharing.

PS.... Phil- I came over from the Reef side- can I still play?? :roll:
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08-24-2011, 03:44 PM
We ALL did Rich.....I had a 90 gallon reef back in 1997
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08-24-2011, 03:52 PM
Money has been super tight, I should rename this the budget build Wink
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08-24-2011, 05:29 PM
I miss my 2.5gal picoreef
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08-24-2011, 05:32 PM
dtfleming Wrote:I miss my 2.5gal picoreef

Did it have a "mini" Volitan in it ?

or a pocket snowflake eel ?
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08-24-2011, 05:34 PM
lol!!
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08-24-2011, 05:44 PM
this thread has confused us,ha but i still want to see where you go with this,i'm not sure which is stranger,frogs in a bedroom or crabs in a kitchen :roll: :lol:
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08-24-2011, 05:49 PM
I had a yellow tang in it
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08-24-2011, 05:57 PM
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Ahh the good old days, when I had a use for my digital microscope!

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A ha! I knew it was burried in my photobucket account somewhere....

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08-24-2011, 07:02 PM
Why do u have a picture of my old 2.5gal
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08-24-2011, 10:56 PM
lol!

Oh, and by the way....

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08-24-2011, 11:50 PM
Ok, almost done!

Water section passed the hydrotest. Coated the glass with silicone and black sand. That way it doesn't slip off.

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Hydroton

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substraight

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Clay background

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Since its my sons tank I insisted that he help me do the background....he doesn't like to get dirty.

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08-24-2011, 11:52 PM
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I am contemplating a few tiny fish for the water section...maybe tetras or something.

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08-25-2011, 01:50 AM
Awesome build now I want some. Would the crabs try to eat the fish?
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08-25-2011, 01:51 AM
Dunno, If they could catch them i am sure they would.
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08-25-2011, 07:27 AM
Now we see why there were no concerns about the black sands magnetic properties. :wink:

It looks great!

Just know, if I wind up with these too I will blame you... jussayin' Tongue
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