Habitat - Indoor :: Filter Question

[zuse]

My turtle is in a 29 gallon tank right now (I think that's the size) and I need to get a better filter. I'd love to just get one of the XP ones and be prepared for whatever tank I get... but right now the aquarium is the ground and there's no way I can keep the filter at a lower level than the tank.

What is a good filter to get that won't take up room in the tank?

Thanks!

[BullDog]

If you can raise up the tank even a little bit, you could use a canister filter (like one of the XP series). You can use a couple cement blocks with a piece of plywood on top for a quick stand. If you got an XP3, you'd have an excellent filter for your current tank, and you would be able to use it for any tank upgrade you got too.

If it's just not possible to raise the tank any, and you don't want to take up any room in the tank, that pretty much leaves you with waterfall filters, which are OK. I had the aquaclear 70 in my 30 gallon tank for a while, and it did fine, though I would recommend the biggest aquaclear if you want to go that route (I think it's the aquaclear 110?)

[vear]

That's exactly what I have right now - the 30 gallon tank and the aquaclear filter... I think it's the aquaclear 70, I don't remember - it does a great job. I figure I'll buy a nice canister filter when I upgrade the tank to a bigger one. But for now, it actually works a lot better than I thought it would.