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Turtle Set-Up:

PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:54 pm
by methos75
Tank and Basking:
Tank Volume: 90 Gals, halfway full, probably 40 Gals of actual water.
Filter: Rena Filstar XP3
Heater: EHEIM Jager
Lighting: Two Reptisun UVB lights, one Solarglo UVB/heating lamp
Substrate: Sand
Basking Area: Re-rigged Terra Fauna Waterfall Filter, looks a like normal Rock platform now
Temps: Water steady at 77.5, Basking Area 90-95
Inhabitants: Turtles:RES, Ouachita Map, AST, Spiny Softshell, 15 feeder fish, 15 Ghost Shrimp, a few Platys, and a foot long Pleco.
Picture: [img]Tank and Basking:
Tank Volume: 90 Gals, halfway full, probably 40 Gals of actual water.
Filter: Rena Filstar XP3
Heater: EHEIM Jager
Lighting: Two Reptisun UVB lights, one Solarglo UVB/heating lamp
Substrate: Sand
Basking Area: Re-rigged Terra Fauna Waterfall Filter, looks a like normal Rock platform now
Temps: Water steady at 77.5, Basking Area 90-95
Inhabitants: Turtles:RES, Ouachita Map, AST, Spiny Softshell, 15 feeder fish, 15 Ghost Shrimp, a few Platys, and a foot long Pleco.
Picture: [img]Tank and Basking:
Tank Volume: 90 Gals, halfway full, probably 40 Gals of actual water.
Filter: Rena Filstar XP3
Heater: EHEIM Jager
Lighting: Two Reptisun UVB lights, one Solarglo UVB/heating lamp
Substrate: Sand
Basking Area: Re-rigged Terra Fauna Waterfall Filter, looks a like normal Rock platform now
Temps: Water steady at 77.5, Basking Area 90-95
Inhabitants: Turtles:RES, Ouachita Map, AST, Spiny Softshell, 15 feeder fish, 15 Ghost Shrimp, a few Platys, and a foot long Pleco.
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Re: Turtle Set-Up:

PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:27 pm
by rsour24
looks good, just keep in mind when ur RES grows to raise the water level

Re: Turtle Set-Up:

PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:31 pm
by steve
Looks very nice, almost didn't find him in there :)

Re: Turtle Set-Up:

PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:50 pm
by vear
hah! I love it!! Lucky turtle... all that space all to himself/herself!

Re: Turtle Set-Up:

PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:11 pm
by rsour24
oh and bc ur water level is low for ur filter, if it is sucking in air u can silicon the intake tube to fix it

Re: Turtle Set-Up:

PostPosted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:25 pm
by marisa
It's a beautiful tank. With the rather low water level, the lighting looks a bit far from the basking area. Is it?

Re: Turtle Set-Up:

PostPosted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:21 am
by Joel
Very nice! I love the amount of space and the plants.
Very spoilt turtle you have :)

Re: Turtle Set-Up:

PostPosted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:19 pm
by Jaysea
Think there's actually 5 little guys in there :) Still an awesome tank set up and gives me more ideas for Cody's.