Old thread, but wanted to update that Clarence made the move from his tank in KY, to his stock tank in FL, with flying colors. Thanks to your advice, transporting went well, though by the time we arived, he was pretty grouchy. I imagine that having to listen to 7 barking dogs, for 18 hours, did not help. First thing we did was set up the stock tank on a cement slab right next to the tiny trailer. We downsized, and Clarence upgraded LOL. No blocks to raise tank as of yet, but have had no problems priming filter. Lots of algae at first with so much sun, so have been tweeking amount of shade. Clarence never skpped a beat with eating, basking or anything. The biggest surprise is how amazing he looks now. I was always worried that his shell did not look great...bumpy? He looks SO good.
Only concern has been, that when a huge rain comes through, I have to bail his tank, so that his basking dock is not under water. I would like to put up some kind of barrier (plexi glass?) around the tank, so that I can raise his basking area, fill tank to the top, and overflow would just run out. Its time to decorate
I loved someones idea of wrapping the stock tank in a bamboo shade. I used to have a link to some awesome photos of what other people have done with stock tanks, but I can not seem to find it now. If anyone could direct me to it?
Thanks to everyone who helped us move Clarence to the stock tank, and FL. Your advice was greatly appreciated!