General Care Discussion :: "slime" in the filter

Taking care of your turtle's overall health.

Post Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:14 pm   

ohmygosh: Seriously, I don't mean to be rude, but the algae is a symptom of your tank being far too small. If you had a suitable sized tank, the algae would not be a problem.
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:14 pm   

nothing bad. green algae isn't bad... just annoying to look at.
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Post Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:04 am   

a very slippery basking rock :)
I have two female red ear sliders.
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Chompy- 6.0 inches
Both were born about 7/2007
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Post Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:48 pm   

Bigger tank, better filter would help with that slime problem...
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