Habitat - Indoor :: Help with tank and water????? =(

[maymay]

The "Sticky" subject says a 2 Inch Turtle = minimum 20 Gallon Tank

From what I read, I think I have a small tank. It's only about 20 in width and about 12-14 in in height, and I'm able to put about 6 Litres of water......my turtle is maybe 2 inches or a bit more, so how many gallons is the 6 litres of water that I use? Seems like i don't have enough water??

From what I read on some converting sites, it says 6 Litres of Water = 1.585032223705108 US Gallons........so that means i need like 85 LITRES of Water????? Sounds like so much??? Sorry I'm not good with converting

Thanks!

[tini]

you will need to upgrade fast . . . they should be okay for a little bit but i would get the biggest you can afford as soon as possible, it will save you money in the long run.

[flutterby]

http://www.sciencemadesimple.net/volume.php

Thats 1.59 gallons of water. In my opinion that is NOT nearly enough. I have 2 gallons for my FBT's and looking at what they have in their tank, I don't know how an RES could survive in that little water.

If you can't afford a big tank look into one of those rubbermaid containers. I have one of mine in one and its worked out great so far.

[cam722]

Are you sure your calculations are correct. You said the measurements are width 20" and Height is 12-14... that sounds like a 10-15 gallon tank. Take the measurements again and then check this site to calcuate what size tank you have..

http://honors.montana.edu/~weif/firsttank/calculator.phtml

Do you buy your water that you are concerned about having to use so much of it? What is the rest of your setup like? Filter/heater/lights/basking area .. etc?