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just to share my temporary setup until i get a bigger tank to replace the cracked one.




That's the feeding ring i made...


Before i put up the plastic mesh


Another view


Wire mesh finally i place


one of my RES

Nicely done intricate design. I like!

Very funky basking area! Nice and creative! May I ask what the loop on the far side is for?

very creative use of the pvc pipe!! iv'e never seen any thing like that..

i like what you did. its so unique. and i love the last picture

BullDog wrote:Very funky basking area! Nice and creative! May I ask what the loop on the far side is for?

i saw the caption but almost missed it he says its a feeding rign so i guess its here he will put the food everyday so the turtle gets used to it

thanks all

@blackforces get you & @rsour24: yes, that's a feeding ring for the turtles, to make them swim a bit to get their foods from the underwater resting place at the other end.

total damage done is less than USD5 and 3 hours from the pipe sawing and cutting the mesh to form!

Very cool! Feeding ring crossed my mind, but I missed the caption.

another shot, and this is from my turtle-cam (essentially a 24/7 webcam)



from the first picture in the first post, you can see the webcam on the far top right, which i've moved to the other end of the tank now

OMg~!! that is the coolest idea.. very very unique. Keep up the good work!

chteo wrote:just to share my temporary setup until i get a bigger tank to replace the cracked one.




That's the feeding ring i made...


Before i put up the plastic mesh


Another view


Wire mesh finally i place


one of my RES

Hi chteo

may i know what kind filter system you have installed ?

as the tank is not that big, i'm using StringRay 5.0, it's good up to 20L of water.

i have 2 other filters that i'm using in other tanks, but these are commonly found in your LFS (local fish store).

the main thing is the filter medium you put in. most good ones will have the filter, a biomass and active carbon.

i'm planning to build my own canister filter next year when they are bigger in size

chteo wrote:as the tank is not that big, i'm using StringRay 5.0, it's good up to 20L of water.

i have 2 other filters that i'm using in other tanks, but these are commonly found in your LFS (local fish store).

the main thing is the filter medium you put in. most good ones will have the filter, a biomass and active carbon.

i'm planning to build my own canister filter next year when they are bigger in size

Hi chteo

just wondering where you bought the StringRay filter, biomass and active carbon ? i saw the lfs sells those "active carbon" in a small beg package, i think you are refering to those, so the way to use is just to put into the filter ?, how biomass looks like ?


thanks for sharing .

i got the StringRay from Pet's Lover Centre, a good filter will usually have the biosmass and active carbon media in it.

yes, you can purchase those active carbon from LFS, there's no issue in that. biomass usually looks like those white ceramic ring type, they're supposed to promote bacteria growth to eat away some stuff in the water.

you can get all of those from your LFS and use it with your existing filter (if you have one now), main things is that the water input must first go through the sponge filter first, follow by the biomass and lastly the carbon.

now thats a real smart work

hats off to you.