Habitat - Indoor :: Turdy and Hester's updated tank

[Eltemp]

This summer we had the misfortune of our existing 55 gallon getting cracked. Luckily tanks were on sale and I was able to pick up a 75 gallon. I went with a center Island this time, got rid of the river rock and went with sand. the girls are able to swim through the middle of the island under their basking rock. I made myself a spray bar, which i love.

[steve]

Looks good. What kind of substrate are you using ? The tank also looks a little bit bigger that 75 gallons. Do the turtles have a clear path from one end of the tank to the other?

[Eltemp]

I am using black aquarium sand. They can swim through the island in the middle. I have a gap on the bottom with two large rocks making an arch that the rest of the island is on. It is sold in the store as a 75 it's only 6 inches deeper that my previous 55 that was otherwise the same dimensions.

[steve]

Can they fully turn around in there? Plus, they really like squeeze into tight areas.

[Eltemp]

yeah they can there is only one spot they can get through the rest are flat rocks stacked,

[steve]

What filter do you have? I see you're using the wire shelving too.

[Eltemp]

I am using a sump and vacing the bottom regularly. I was thinking adding a power head on a float switch to suck off the bottom.