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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 143480" data-attributes="member: 27677">Yes, those tubes go to the very bottom and are covered by a rigid plastic grid. I use straws or similar in other enclosures but those in the pictures are self cleaning fish tanks, exactly what you would design if you were designing ready made false bottom enclosures for inverts, all you need to do is turn the elbow piece so it faces up rather than down. A cheap import shop chain had them for $10 each, I bought 13 then got an advance on my pension to buy what all that were left in the state, which was only 20 more. They filled up so I bought 15 normal Betta tanks from eBay, which filled up so now I'm buying these ultra-clear food storage containers with the same dimensions (4x4x10") from the supermarket! They're filling up too lol!. And I just ordered 4 more tarantulas and an ant queen this weekend! My wife might have a point about me getting carried away, I have about 70 enclosures around that size and 8 14" to 16" aquariums all holding inverts. I also have 8 aquariums between 3' and 5' set up that hold fish, lizards and frogs. My backyard also has bird aviaries around the whole fence line and 3 ponds but I gave bird keeping away in 2015 as my health conditions leave me unable to walk at times and it wasn't fair on the birds. Fish, herps and inverts are more forgiving of lapses in care, they don't die if they are out of food or water for a day or two. It sounds crazy when I start listing my animals I know, but I've always been like this ever since I was old enough to remember.</blockquote>

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