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Post Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:54 pm   Turtle Set-Up:

Tank and Basking:
Tank Volume: 90 Gals, halfway full, probably 40 Gals of actual water.
Filter: Rena Filstar XP3
Heater: EHEIM Jager
Lighting: Two Reptisun UVB lights, one Solarglo UVB/heating lamp
Substrate: Sand
Basking Area: Re-rigged Terra Fauna Waterfall Filter, looks a like normal Rock platform now
Temps: Water steady at 77.5, Basking Area 90-95
Inhabitants: Turtles:RES, Ouachita Map, AST, Spiny Softshell, 15 feeder fish, 15 Ghost Shrimp, a few Platys, and a foot long Pleco.
Picture: [img]Tank and Basking:
Tank Volume: 90 Gals, halfway full, probably 40 Gals of actual water.
Filter: Rena Filstar XP3
Heater: EHEIM Jager
Lighting: Two Reptisun UVB lights, one Solarglo UVB/heating lamp
Substrate: Sand
Basking Area: Re-rigged Terra Fauna Waterfall Filter, looks a like normal Rock platform now
Temps: Water steady at 77.5, Basking Area 90-95
Inhabitants: Turtles:RES, Ouachita Map, AST, Spiny Softshell, 15 feeder fish, 15 Ghost Shrimp, a few Platys, and a foot long Pleco.
Picture: [img]Tank and Basking:
Tank Volume: 90 Gals, halfway full, probably 40 Gals of actual water.
Filter: Rena Filstar XP3
Heater: EHEIM Jager
Lighting: Two Reptisun UVB lights, one Solarglo UVB/heating lamp
Substrate: Sand
Basking Area: Re-rigged Terra Fauna Waterfall Filter, looks a like normal Rock platform now
Temps: Water steady at 77.5, Basking Area 90-95
Inhabitants: Turtles:RES, Ouachita Map, AST, Spiny Softshell, 15 feeder fish, 15 Ghost Shrimp, a few Platys, and a foot long Pleco.
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Post Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:27 pm   Re: Turtle Set-Up:

looks good, just keep in mind when ur RES grows to raise the water level
65 Gallon
-1 RES (Myrtle)
-1 Pleco (unnamed)
-1 four lined pimelodus catfish (unnamed)
-1 shubunkin (unnamed)
29 Gallon Planted Tank
-3 cory cats
-# guppies!
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Post Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:31 pm   Re: Turtle Set-Up:

Looks very nice, almost didn't find him in there :)
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:50 pm   Re: Turtle Set-Up:

hah! I love it!! Lucky turtle... all that space all to himself/herself!
1 RES - Tomi (75 gal)
1 Leopard Gecko - Leia (20 gal)
2 Fancy goldfish, 1 bn pleco (40 gal breeder)
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:11 pm   Re: Turtle Set-Up:

oh and bc ur water level is low for ur filter, if it is sucking in air u can silicon the intake tube to fix it
65 Gallon
-1 RES (Myrtle)
-1 Pleco (unnamed)
-1 four lined pimelodus catfish (unnamed)
-1 shubunkin (unnamed)
29 Gallon Planted Tank
-3 cory cats
-# guppies!
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:25 pm   Re: Turtle Set-Up:

It's a beautiful tank. With the rather low water level, the lighting looks a bit far from the basking area. Is it?
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Post Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:21 am   Re: Turtle Set-Up:

Very nice! I love the amount of space and the plants.
Very spoilt turtle you have :)
Four Red eared sliders..
Lola, 7 Years old. (Female)
Junior 4 Years old (Male)
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Post Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:19 pm   Re: Turtle Set-Up:

Think there's actually 5 little guys in there :) Still an awesome tank set up and gives me more ideas for Cody's.
0.1.0 - Trachemys Scripta Elegans (Duper)
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