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Turtles water, questionable

PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:14 pm
by 3crazyturtles
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Re: Turtles water, questionable

PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:15 pm
by 3crazyturtles
My question is how does my water look and should I be feeding my turtles more than once a day?

Re: Turtles water, questionable

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:24 am
by Kansasslider
How long has your tank had water in it and whats the temp? Does it get a lot of sunlight? Is there carbon in your filter? What is your water source? The water should be clear. I would do at least a 50 percent water change for starters. How old are your turtles? Do you feed them in the tank? How many turtles do you have in the tank?
https://youtu.be/YwZhSEbURSM

Re: Turtles water, questionable

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:52 pm
by flaring afro
Have you checked the parameters? Petco and Petsmart will perform the basic tests if you don't have a kit.

How much are you feeding them? How big are they? What size tank? What do you have for water flow/filtration? How often do you perform water changes and what is the water source?

Re: Turtles water, questionable

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:49 pm
by Kansasslider
Is there an echo in here? Watch the vid I gave you and you will get a better understanding about water and what can go wrong and how to fix it.

Re: Turtles water, questionable

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:24 am
by 3crazyturtles
I have 3 turtles about 8 months old, and I feed them once a day in the tank, I'm going to try to get them in the practice of eating in a container...my water source is from my bathtub, I use cold water and heat it to 75 degrees and it stays at that temp...the tank never gets any direct sun as the tank is in my living room...it's a 70 gallon tank with around 60 gallons of water, with two air stones and a brand new Fluval FX6 filter...it's not crazy cloudy I just get super worried when it comes to live animals and always want to make sure I'm giving them exactly what they need

Re: Turtles water, questionable

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 9:22 am
by Kansasslider
It looks like tannins. Do you have real wood in the tank? What kind of media in your fx? It will take a while for your FX filter To establish beneficial bacteria.

Re: Turtles water, questionable

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:29 pm
by steve
Not to sound gross or anything but if the turtles are making a lot of "messy" waste, it could cause a bit of cloudy water that takes a while to clear up.