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[willow111]

I've been hearing a lot about homemade waterfalls. But i can't find directions anywhere!

Does anyone know where i can find some?


Thanks!

[Donny (TMNT)]

Yeah...I'm getting a little suspicous too. Where are you guys getting these cool gadgets?

[LordRhal]

It's not complicated at all.
You need 3 main parts.
A water pump
tubing that fits your water pump and something you want your water to flow down from. You can let your imagination go from there.
You can stack slate rocks, artificial rocks (like mine) or anything else you like that won't mold from the constant water flow.

[willow111]

Will the water just stop when it reached the bottom? Or does it somehow go back up?

[One_Onion]

That's what the pump is for. The water is sucked through the pump when it reaches the bottom. Here's a cheap one that I'm going to get.

http://www.petco.com/product/13796/Hagen-Elite-Mini-Underwater-Filter.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch

Actually, there are better ones.

[LordRhal]

yea what onion said, I paid 5$ for my pump, you can pay more if you want a filter, you wouldn't have to change the water as often but it's your choice. Place the tubing on the pump, put the pump in your water area, set whatever you want to use as "waterfall" material. A plant or two is good to hide the tubing if it's in plain view and you want to hide it.

[Donny (TMNT)]

Wow, only 5 bucks? Sounds like a good deal to me!

[cococrisp]

Sometimes, you can find those chinese waterfall things at flea markets and stuff, I'd use one if I could find it, because they look really cool and only cost like $10 used. If you don't have one, I would suggest the following.

Step One: Purchase something like this- it can go in two inches of water, is SILENT and works well. I used it for some tadpoles and it worked well. These cost about $10, online, I bought mind for $12 at Walmart. This is also a filter and will also keep your water cleaner.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=c6W&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=whisper+fish+tank+filter&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=7033236350835604605&ei=JcGPS6fOIZOXtgfDyYyHCw&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=image&resnum=7&ved=0CDsQ8gIwBg#

Step Two: Build a ramp for the water. This is no neccesary but the water will have quite a drop and might splash. You can use a little pipe or something. It might be neat to have a little piece of plexiglas running from the place where the water comes out, to the bottom of the bowl. The water could like, spill off the sides. You could use aquarium sealant to make a little lip to direct the water straight down the plexiglas or whatever you want. You can also buy reptile water fountains. I'm sure people have come up with prettier waterfalls.

[willow111]

Thanks, everyone! I'll tell you if i find a good one!

   This is Wasabi. He is a PP, (Purple Pincher) and sadly, he has passed on. He was the biggest out of all the crabs I have owned so far, and out of them all, he lived the longest. He lived about 6-7 months.

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Land hermit crabs store a small amount of water in their shells just to keep their gills wet, thus allowing them to breath.