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Here are some Pictures of my 50Gal+ Red Ear Slider Tank. Yes, the water is starting to get dirty which I may clean later this week.

So, Here is the Tank its self. You can see my Turtles in some of the shots.



Here You can see some Bins under the Stand. I have some Small Rock that I was going to use in one of the bins and just some water in another i use to clean stuff off with before putting it in the tank.








Turtle, Thermometer, and Heater




Turtles near some of there Drift Wood





Some Closeup's of my Turtles.






All 3 in 1 Shot ^^




Trying to get them on there wood



He got Close!




Well, I am planning on making this tank alot nicer in the next week or two.

SOOOOO

When I get it Nice, Clean, and Decorated right, I will Post some updated Pictures. Tell me what you guys think! Tell me what you think I should add!

hihi.. love your turtles.. so cute!!

the tank itself seems fine. youmay want to look into getting a larger tank since you have 3 turtles and they are gonna need it b4 you know it. and id considered upgrading filtration. maybe get the largest power filter you can or even a canister

rsour24 wrote:the tank itself seems fine. youmay want to look into getting a larger tank since you have 3 turtles and they are gonna need it b4 you know it. and id considered upgrading filtration. maybe get the largest power filter you can or even a canister

Canister? are they expensive?

Canisters can get pricey but besides a wet dry trickle filter they are the best on the market

aww they look so cute. the last one was cute i liked it

LilTurtSquirt wrote:You can get a Filstar XP3 for only about $120. Or a XP4 for about $160. I definitely recommend a canister filter. In the meantime, try doing water changes a bit more frequently, the water should definitely not be that dirty. Very unhealthy for the turtles, as they have to drink that water.

As i found in another thread, It is not very dirty water at all, it is from the WOOD i just added a few days before. I forgot what its called but its a chemical that wont hurt the turtles at all but just makes the water a "tea" color. which is exactly what it looks like. But i am going to change the water and do a little decor anyway here in a day or so if not today.

and thanks for the other comments they are cute little buggers!

SINI5T3R wrote:

LilTurtSquirt wrote:You can get a Filstar XP3 for only about $120. Or a XP4 for about $160. I definitely recommend a canister filter. In the meantime, try doing water changes a bit more frequently, the water should definitely not be that dirty. Very unhealthy for the turtles, as they have to drink that water.

As i found in another thread, It is not very dirty water at all, it is from the WOOD i just added a few days before. I forgot what its called but its a chemical that wont hurt the turtles at all but just makes the water a "tea" color. which is exactly what it looks like. But i am going to change the water and do a little decor anyway here in a day or so if not today.

and thanks for the other comments they are cute little buggers!

I believe the word you are look for is "tannin". Boiling the wood before putting it back in the tank and using carbon in you filter should help.

imderanged wrote:

SINI5T3R wrote:

LilTurtSquirt wrote:You can get a Filstar XP3 for only about $120. Or a XP4 for about $160. I definitely recommend a canister filter. In the meantime, try doing water changes a bit more frequently, the water should definitely not be that dirty. Very unhealthy for the turtles, as they have to drink that water.

As i found in another thread, It is not very dirty water at all, it is from the WOOD i just added a few days before. I forgot what its called but its a chemical that wont hurt the turtles at all but just makes the water a "tea" color. which is exactly what it looks like. But i am going to change the water and do a little decor anyway here in a day or so if not today.

and thanks for the other comments they are cute little buggers!

I believe the word you are look for is "tannin". Boiling the wood before putting it back in the tank and using carbon in you filter should help.

Carbon? can i just buy that at a store or something?

your turtles have huge HEADS!

TurtleKid199 wrote:your turtles have huge HEADS!

lol I doute there heads are much bigger then other RES but they could be. they do look a little big dont they? lol

wow! Three! Cuties!!!

They so cute! So then it wont be a problem me having one hatchie in a 55 gal, right? XD

Oh, and also, the water looks a little murky. But maybe that's just the fact of the wall behind, or the pic, but, i dont know.

rsour24 wrote:Canisters can get pricey but besides a wet dry trickle filter they are the best on the market

Try craigslist or kijiji or the like. I got my 2 fluval 405 for 60$ and 20$. They never had any problem-malfunction whatsoever, plus they had all the filtration material already (it can be quite pricey bought separately).