Since some of the light is filtered, you'd want to make sure that the pellets he gets contain Vitamin D3. You can also change the topper material, though that will require a bit of creativity.

I have dual chamber picture by zoo med that houses a fluorescent bulb and the heat lamp. Then I have a 24 inch LT5, 10.0 uvb lamp that runs over the tank where the zoo med fixture. Does not shine. Both sit on a wire mesh tank topper. I guess about 50% of the light is filtered out.

... concern? Thanks! Image: https://ibb.co/vqP9P2z ------- How big is your turtle? About 6-7 inches shell length How long have you had it? 2 months ... easy to climb on? Yes What kind is it or what is it made out of? Turtle Topper Is there a UVB light? Not yet What have you been trying to feed it? ...

Turtle pants is an energetic and hungry guy. His previous owner didn't give him a nice environment, but he now has a UVB/UVA bulb . Turtle Topper for staying dry, Fluval 406 , currently in a full 55 gallon. PH is 7.6. He loves cuttlebone and pellets ...

For a smaller tank, I think the Penn-Plax Reptology Turtle Topper would fit (if the tank is 13" wide). There are tons of ways to make one, but that mostly depends on a bit of skills and tools to make one.

... will be compatible with a hard plastic stock tank, including: heater (turtle and plastic safe) internal filtration tank topper (not necessarily basking, more so a sturdy anti-cat lid, but not opposed to basking) ...

... convinced her to eat red lettuce (though she only wants the fancy variety!) She also started basking, but I got a bit eager and made a egg crate topper, which she's not super excited about yet so I guess I'll give her some time. Here's a pic of her just chilling: https://imgur.com/a/iOJ4JH7

They are toxic to some pets, not completely sure about turtles. If your turtles will have access to it, then you can assume that your turtle will try to eat and/or destroy it.

... with land plants and their RES. I was specifically looking at the inch plant or “wandering jew” plant. The roots would have access to the turtle’s water and I’ll be using fishing line to keep it in place. Should I be concerned about my turtle eating the roots? I mean are they toxic? Ive ...

Wow, I'm very jealous

You'd want to get the FX6 for this, or a pair of FX4s.You won't find any commercial topper for a tank that size, so you are looking at something custom here. The topper they sell could be hacked to accommodate a larger tank, but might be a bit cramped for your RES.

Finally decided to pull the trigger on the 210g! Looking for advice on filtration for my two 4in RES. Any suggestions would be great!

Also looking for ideas for an above tank turtle topper.

I'd try covering the sides of the tank so he has more privacy. You can also position the basking light closer to the ramp to entice him further. If your lights/lamps are on a timer, I would have it set on earlier so he can try going there when it's much quieter around the house. Lastly, some people ...

... ramp but he was too big to climb up. Now I just bought the Penn Plax turtle topper, set it up so it fits on my tank (55 gallon bow front), but it doesn't look like he ...

... two letters. By now, it's probably lost all it's punch anyway. Since my topper is coming (hopefully in 4 weeks - it's being custom made by a man ... She is very large and wide and cannot fit on a standard ramp for a turtle topper. She needs 8 - 9" width in order to get into an enclosure. ...

... glass) but that's it. No heat lamp, no resting or dry basking area other than them being halfway submerged on this floating deck. I am getting a topper built (it's going to take weeks!) and so I take them out in a bin every other day into the daylight (half sun, half shade and when it's not super ...