General Care Discussion :: tank set up +new member

[painted patience]

I am attempting to post some pictures of my set up and my two RES : Lady and Tramp and the baby eastern painted - Tony. This is a 40 gallon long and Tony is going to get his own place soon. Meanwhile he is screened off from the girls who will snap at him and bite his tail.

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I am new to this forum.
Thanks, Painted patience

[jenaero]

very nice. What an interesting idea for separating them.

[marisa]

Those two look like they're plotting evil deeds in that second pic.

Cute little baby. Do they have UVB lights in addition to those heat lights? They both need them...

[painted patience]

Yes , they have a light strip with UVA/UVB, left out in the picture ( does it need to cover the whole length of tank ? it only covers the middle half ).
Tramp does that when I try to take a picture or get too close while basking, it is her "protective stare" stance.

[Spookster]

The UV and Heat lamp should both be over the basking areas. UV doesn't penetrate water,glass and screens so well.

[marisa]

Yes, you want both as much over the basking area as possible. The strength of the UVB rays decreases a lot the further away it is from the turtle (if you've got a light that gives of 5% UVB, 6-8 inches away is good). The heat lamp should warm the basking area to high 80's - 90F.