Habitat - Outdoor :: Need Help Creating Suitable Habitat In Pond

[c8r9x]

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[N4784N R4613]

First off YOU HAVE AN AWESOME SET-UP TO START WITH!! You already have the hard part done(the cleaning) so now comes the fun part!

For the lighting I think a T-Rex 160 watt flood MVB would work really well in your set-up. You just screw it right into your existing socket, and it provides all the light your RES needs!! I use two of the 100 watt floods, because they are so close to my basking spot, I think you should use the 160 watt flood one, because the basking spot will be so far away. After you screw it in, turn it on and let it warm up. A green spot should appear were the bulb is aimed. Right at that spot you should place your basking area(A large rock, or a piece of cork bark, or anything that you can come up with that would get your RES's ENTIRE shell out of the water.(so that it can fully dry off, preventing shell rot)).

Here is the link to the bulb, remember I think a 160 watt would be better in this case(I think you can find them cheaper elsewhere, but I don't feel like looking right now.)...
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... 0836000000

For the filtration, I was going to say to get a canister filter, but I see that it is sunk into the floor(which is AWESOME!). So I guess you have to use a "in-the-water" filter. I think a pondmaster would be perfect for you! Here is the link, and you can pick out the one that would fit you pond(I think you can find them cheaper elsewhere, but I don't feel like looking right now. )...
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... catid=5232

Can't wait to see the updated pics!!

EDIT: Oh yeah I forgot! To heat the water you can just buy a couple of the Visi-therm stealth 250 watt heaters. They are grate!! Turtle smash prof!! And they don't turn on when it is warm out!! There on sale now for $16.00!!! To figure out how many you will need, measure the pond, and put the rough measurements into this calculator...
http://www.redearslider.com/calculator.html

Each heater will heat 60 gallons, so you may need you get a few! Here is the link...
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=12060

I think thats it, feel free to ask any other questions you may have!!

[c8r9x]

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[N4784N R4613]

AWESOME!!!! YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB!!!!! I can't wait to see the finished project!!! :D

[c8r9x]

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[marisa]

Wasn't a picture of this pond posted a while back? I remember asking how big the pond was---it looks quite small.

[ashleygamergirl]

how many gallons? does look very small

[c8r9x]

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[N4784N R4613]

From that picture with the pencil I would guess about 100 gallons? It would be very easy to tell you how many gallons it is if you could post the measurements. How long is it? How deep is it? And what is its widest point?

[c8r9x]

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[c8r9x]

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[N4784N R4613]

Well, there you go. You can buy everything in the 100 gallon range.

Here is how much it will cost to set it up...

Light( http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... 0836000000 ): $44.99

Pondmaster 190(not in the link above http://store.seacorals.net/supo190popof.html): $54.99

Heaters (you will need two http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=12060 ) : $16.49 + $16.49 = $32.98.

And some kind of basking area(I'd say go with the cork bark.
http://www.herpsupplies.com/product.cfm?id=Cork-312M ): $10.00

Total cost: $142.96

[c8r9x]

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[Kookala]

I'm new to turtle care (mine are just yearlings) but I thought all females, even singles, need an area to lay eggs? Yours is a female right? Will they lay in the artificial basking area?

[c8r9x]

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