My Marine Tank Update - New HUGE Hermit Crab!

[modermeh]

ur eel was having a nice dream. He killed mario and he got a gold medal :P

[campod3]

thanks

[campod3]

Is he in water or on land?

[earthling1984]

@campod3 read the title: )

[kaisweijie]

omg i love hermit crabs!

[sailor5687]

that hermit crab will eat your fish

[earthling1984]

@sailor5687 he has already been takin out

[aquariumlover1]

Ever considered some nicer rocks and corals? Might look gorgeous, then.

[earthling1984]

@aquariumlover1 no corals for this tank (not enough light for corals).  I have been thinking of adding more white sand to the bottom so cover it up nice again.

[Ispintechno1]

What size tank is that and what filtration do you use? My largest tank is only 75G, using a Fluval 304 canister filter and an AquaClear 300 HOB filter. Pretty basic.

I ask because I plane on doing something like a 120G+ tank next, looks like you have perfect water movement in there.

[earthling1984]

@Ispintechno1 it is a 55 gallon tank with a fluval U4 filter which is rated for about 50gallons, plus a 'hang on back' filter' (marineland pengiun) also rated at about 50gallons.

[lewandlo]

that eel  looks like a population controller for the tank hehe

[shangsandy87]

Very very nice!!! Sad not able to see the hiding creatures.....

[zolob315]

nice tank look at mine!

[MrStevedominguez]

oh thats cool

[henham97]

i added some vids check them out if u want

[polevaulter6916]

how much is the salt? im slowly tryin to get in the hobby and salt seems like the biggest maintenance cost?

[earthling1984]

@polevaulter6916 the salt isn't that much. Depending on the side of your tank, you will probably spend at most $75 on salt for the tank. As tank water evaporates, much of the salt is left behind, so top-ups don't require much salt at all. You do need salt during water changes. Some people do water changes very often, like once a week. I don't do them that often. I do a water change about once a month(25% to 40%). So once a month I add some salt, usually about $3 to $4 worth.

[earthling1984]

@earthling1984 also, some people buy 'RO' water, and other 'special' waters from the pet shops. I find these products to be gimacks. I do use filtered water(filter on my faucet) and I add salt in a 5 gallon bucket with the water, then add to my tank. I haven't had a problem with my tank and it has been setup and running perfect for about 3 years.

[zolob315]

@earthling1984 i agree on the water thing, i have been doing it for years and nothing rong has happened to my tank

[studocdo]

@earthling1984 Depends what you want to do and how long you plan on keeping your livestock. A RO, preferred RO/DI might be important in your future if you plan on expanding or keeping more difficult animals besides an eel and chromis damselfish. Also better to buy the unit (and more cost effective) given the amount of water changes you should do than buy individual containers.

[polevaulter6916]

@earthling1984 thats awesome news! that makes it so much more affordable for me lol thanks for the info and great videos!

[CzechWolfDog1]

cule!

[ssttaarrggaattee]

no way that red leg is that big how in dee hell

[earthling1984]

@ssttaarrggaattee lol right, huge ass crab. I would assume he has to be fully grown, but I don't know, I just got him recetnly.

[MrStevedominguez]

hey how many gallons is it!

[earthling1984]

@MrStevedominguez this is a 55

[drinkmilk101]

hey, nice tank...i was wondering whats the fish's name at 1:18? i keep on forgetting it, thanks!

[earthling1984]

@drinkmilk101 chromis

[vineeth1305]

hii... the fire urchin is also not visible did you move it out to some other tank??

[earthling1984]

@vineeth1305 actually, I am kind of upset and the store 'beyond the reef'. I let them know my tank had an eel in it only, and that I wanted some new fish/inverts. Well I got the fire urchin and the crab from them the same day; and they knew they were going in the same tank. Told me they are just fine to mix... well, they weren't, the crab ate the urchin! Another example of poor advice given from a pet store :(

[vineeth1305]

@earthling1984 oohh that fire urchin was really awesome... pet stores at times really suck... they just wanna sell things off...

[shangsandy87]

@earthling1984 that sux and you should return the crab and ask for refund for both...

[polevaulter6916]

hpw mush does that tank cost you in maintenance per monthish?

[earthling1984]

@polevaulter6916 Not much probably. All it has is a couple filters and a heater and a pump. I'd guess $5 to $7 a month to run all the elctronics on it. Food is pretty cheap also for fish, I spend usually no more than $10 a month to feed all my fish tanks/turtle tanks.

[gatedragen]

thats the biggest hermit crab i ever seen its bigger then the ones on the beach much bigger

you should show the ell later

[Risqeh]

i thought hermit crabs can drown in water? or is it just the small ones...my sister had 4 and they all died xD dont know why.

[earthling1984]

@Risqeh Land hermit crabs need air, but marine hermit crabs like I have - they have gills and get their oxygen from the water, they don't need to surface.

[Shaney1337]

That crab is MASSIVE!!!

very nice new tank, my male and female are in the breeding tank, they're finally meeting each other for the first time, so hopefully, i can get some video tonight.

I'm hoping to wake up tomorrow and hopefully see a bubble nest going on. :)

[TheMegaInferno]

Nice so HUGE how much was everything

[earthling1984]

@TheMegaInferno not much, chromis are only like $5 a piece, the crab was like $15, and the snowflake eel(which you didn't see in this vid) was like $22