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Post Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:19 pm   Tank broken!!

While cleaning the tank, I cracked a corner of the tank and it drips now. I don't have time at all this week to go out and find a new one. I have them in their originally really small cases that they came in chinatown with. They are really small still (~2 in). How long can they go without the filter, heater, basking light, etc.
Please help :( :( :(
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:32 pm   

can you put them in the old tank and just not fill it up to the crack? if not perhaps you can rig up a tupperware container until you have free time this weekend or whenever... those are the first ideas I had, good luck
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:14 am   

How big is the crack and which corner is it? Depending on the size of the crack, you might be able to silicon it as a temporary solution.
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:18 am   

Do you have time to pick up a rubbermaid container. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, just a temporary solution. I'm not worried so much about lighting and filter as I am heat. If your turtles are still quite small they are more prone to catching illnesses related to cold or inconsistant water temps.
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:26 pm   

Get a 50-gallon Rubbermaid or Sterilite storage container to use until you find something more permanent.
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