Habitat - Indoor :: Filter type recommendations

[KoopaTroopa]

So i'm trying to set up my new turtle tank for two baby ones this week and i dont know much about filters.

which types of filters are from best to worst? (canister, power, internal,etc)

i'm looking at a 20 gallon tank.

[BSC]

I don't know much at all about filters but I have a Fluval 4plus internal filter which is really good, and can probably be picked up cheaply.

It is rather big though.

[gwennie]

Is there anyway you can go with a bigger tank? A 20 gallon won't last long with two new turtles ^^ If you buy a bigger one now you'll buy yourself a little bit of time until they grow.

The best ones you can get are canister filters - if you get one now, you can use it for the tanks you upgrade to eventually.

Turtles produce a lot of waste and require filters that have good power.

[KoopaTroopa]

Is there anyway you can go with a bigger tank? A 20 gallon won't last long with two new turtles ^^ If you buy a bigger one now you'll buy yourself a little bit of time until they grow.

The best ones you can get are canister filters - if you get one now, you can use it for the tanks you upgrade to eventually.

Turtles produce a lot of waste and require filters that have good power.

What is a recommended size for the tank?

Any types of canister filters you know that will do the job and wont break the bank?

[xstefanx]

What is recommended is 10 gallons per inch of shell length(without curve). So if they are both about 1.5 to 2 inches they already need about 30-40 gallons. The way I understand how they grow they should both be around 4 inches long around the time they are one year old. This would mean 80 gallons at that point. So basically the bigger the better at this point, because while it might seem like a big price tag now you wont be changing tanks ever 6 months.

As for the filter you can try the dyi filter that there is a sticky on the forum for. I was going to do this but realized that I wasn't going to be able to find a container large enough that would support the pressure. Canister will be the best bet on a turtle tank, and you want to get one that is rated at least three times the size of your tank. So say you have a 50 gallon, you want one that does 150 gallons per hour. They aren't cheap though so try craiglist, see if you can find a good running one.(remember you can't trust everyone, so make sure it works before forking over money) If not there then shop around, I found a decent deal on ebay for my XP4, which is over power my little guy right now

[jozzep]

The correct size tank would be 10 gallons x inch of shell, but IMPO, i believe that to be overkill unless you can afford a 180 gallon tank.A 75 gallon is the bare minimum though.
I find the correct order of filter efficiency to be "canister,power,internal".Canister is the one and only option for me.Wouldn't use any other type.The bigger the better.

[KoopaTroopa]

Is this filter good enough?
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/10576/product.web