General Care Discussion :: Need some advice

[ksflash]

we are planning on going to walmart to get a filter for flash. i was wondering if anybody had some suggested products from walmart that would be good for flash or his tank. i know they dont have much of a selection so we are planning on getting to a petstore in a near by town soon but in the mean time, any suggesstions???

[Turtle addict]

I run several Whisper over the side ones and they seem to work pretty well. Still love my fluval 4 plus though. For shallow water, like for the baby musk, mud, and malayan boxie I use the stingray submersible....cheap filter but works good for them as it doesn't put out a ton of waves. What type of turtle?

[flutterby]

I wouldn't recommend any of the internal filters from Walmart, they're not strong enough.

[ksflash]

I have a RES about 2 1/2 inches. I also want to put some plants, can i use the same ones for fish tanks?

copy and paste to look at my current setup.

http://www.flickr.com/gp/51383903@N00/Im244j

[cam722]

yep.... if they are good enough for fish, they are ok for your turtle

[d0eb0y]

Flash is soo dam cute. He looks pretty happy there in that tank. Those rocks are bigger than him. How big is he actually? I miss when Norman was that small. I would put more water in there if u can fit it, he would like it a lot.

Back 2 your situation tho. Im sure you will find something at walmart, they carry whisper and aquaclear stuff, maybe even more.
Just remember tho,,,turtles are dirty fellaz so try and get a filter that is atleast 3 times the size of your tank.
So for instance if Flash is in a 10 gallon tank...get a filter made for a 30 or 40 gallon tank. It will keep the tank pretty clear of debris (scutes, shed, fecal matter, food particles etc)

Goodluck on ur hunt. =)

[da sAUCE!]

get the strongest Whisper filter. Works wonders.

[marisa]

I've heard decent things about Whisper filters (which I know Walmart carries), but only for small turtles.