The second "tank", this will be a long one!

[BristleWormHater]

The plan is turn this old 40 breeder into a respectable paludarium. I'm thinking a terrestrial hermit crab for the land segment with a shallow pool filled with anemones and soft corals on the left (maybe some masked gobies too). Maybe even an even smaller pool for some freshwater or brackish plants on the right(since hermits need access to salt and freshwater). I'm currently collecting info on terrestrial hermits, so any you guys can share would help! This is an ambitious project and will likely have minimal progress until summertime. I have had this idea in the back of my mind and was inspired to start on this tank by @dpoltsdsu and his ongoing paludarium thread here's the link for that: Here
For anyone wondering my 25 lagoon build thread Here will still be ongoing and mostly unaffected by this tank, the lagoon is still my top priority.

The 40b is sill full of some old reptile stuff, if any of you are looking for that dm me I guess. Those discontinued heat bulbs would be on the table too.
The driftwood will be used for the land section of the paludarium.
Don't expect any updates for awhile, first thing on the docket is making a custom background.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Following along!

 

[dpoltsdsu]

Nice!! It will be interesting seeing how these progress. I'll definitely be following along!

 

[Fishy Guy]

Ambitious idea! I would silicone a glass divider between the land and water sides of the tank. Land hermits require at least a 6" sand bed for molting and using about half of the tank would only allow room for 2 crabs (maybe 3 while they're small) at most. Another potential issue is hermits also need around 80% humidity which would require a solid lid. And yes, they definitely require a decent sized freshwater pool.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Ambitious idea! I would silicone a glass divider between the land and water sides of the tank. Land hermits require at least a 6" sand bed for molting and using about half of the tank would only allow room for 2 crabs (maybe 3 while they're small) at most. Another potential issue is hermits also need around 80% humidity which would require a solid lid. And yes, they definitely require a decent sized freshwater pool.

80% humidity might actually help, it would slow the evaporation rate of the water, so no problem with a sealed lid. I was thinking of mounting lights inside the tank anyways. Wasn't sure about a divider but now I am, I think I'll get two custom tanks made to fit inside the 40 breeder for the pools. This tank is a terrarium so I'm not sure how the seals would hold up long term. Maybe it would be better to just buy a 40b with aquarium seals and install a divider?
Thanks for the info I appreciate it!

 

[BristleWormHater]

80% humidity might actually help, it would slow the evaporation rate of the water, so no problem with a sealed lid. I was thinking of mounting lights inside the tank anyways. Wasn't sure about a divider but now I am, I think I'll get two custom tanks made to fit inside the 40 breeder for the pools. This tank is a terrarium so I'm not sure how the seals would hold up long term. Maybe it would be better to just buy a 40b with aquarium seals and install a divider?
Thanks for the info I appreciate it!

I'm definitely buying aquarium sealed 40 breeder they are only $64 at petco

 

[Fishy Guy]

80% humidity might actually help, it would slow the evaporation rate of the water, so no problem with a sealed lid. I was thinking of mounting lights inside the tank anyways. Wasn't sure about a divider but now I am, I think I'll get two custom tanks made to fit inside the 40 breeder for the pools. This tank is a terrarium so I'm not sure how the seals would hold up long term. Maybe it would be better to just buy a 40b with aquarium seals and install a divider?
Thanks for the info I appreciate it!

I definitely wouldn’t put water directly in the terrarium if I was you. It might be fine but not worth the risk when 40b are so inexpensive. Let me know if you have any other hermit questions. I went down the rabbit hole when my MIL bought some for my daughters and was surprised how misunderstood their needs are.