Habitat - Indoor :: slightly changed the set up

[dmres801]

so i do all the decorating in the aquarium, but the tank stays at my boyfriends place...hence the posters on his wall. haha

[pumpkinsherbet]

i love that little paradise basking area you have. it's very cute

[missibsu]

I was spending more time checking out the artwork on the wall lol.

I don't know what the old habitat looked like, but I like what you have. Do your turtles enjoy their basking area? I've considered an above ground basking area in the future.

[Pizza]

Yeah, nice posters,

[xsavingsaturdayx]

^ ^ I second that!!!!

[dmres801]

I was spending more time checking out the artwork on the wall lol.

I don't know what the old habitat looked like, but I like what you have. Do your turtles enjoy their basking area? I've considered an above ground basking area in the future.

Ever since we put the above tank basking area, it has definetly helped eliminate the algae growth in the tank. Before, the rocks used to be covered with green, but now the lights dont hit the water at all. You should definetly consider making one...it also gives them more swimming room! so thats a plus!

But anyways before i had a small zoo med turtle dock, and the rocks on the bottom with the two plants. Not much of a change, but enough to make a difference.

[DaddySkittles]

Man I love that paradise basking area! so can you tell/show us how you made it?

[adam85491]

I really like the set-up, but I really can't tell what size tank it is. It looks pretty big, can you tell me how many gallons it holds?

[VelvetAlley]

I either wana have my own room so I can have some girlie posters or I can't wait till I have a son, so he can have some girlie posters. :-p

The tank, and the gals look great!

[industrial_girl_2000]

The posters on the wall are cracking me up

I like that tropical basking area! Very cool!

[kinetic]

I'm in the process of making an above tank setup much like that one... what are you using for the ramp? thats the biggest issue I am currently tackling...

[dmres801]

I'm in the process of making an above tank setup much like that one... what are you using for the ramp? thats the biggest issue I am currently tackling...

the ramp was actually made using an old tool set plastic carrying case. we cut out a big chunk of it, and it already had the plastic grooves. then we realized even with the grooves, the plastic was slippery when wet, so we added the outdoor green carpet to give grip.
just find anything that is a strong thick plastic, and you can always add traction to it later.