Equipment Review and Discussion

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:17 am

Oh yeah forgot to say XP3 has 350gph. But you probably already knew that.

Hope it goes smoothly for ya.

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:48 pm

Thanks so much Chris, I called Petsmart this morning and they apologized. I walked in and swapped the xp4 for an xp3 with no problems. So that saved me around $80. It didn't take long to set up the filter now I just need to finish decorating the aquarium.

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:28 pm

javablog wrote:Thanks so much Chris, I called Petsmart this morning and they apologized. I walked in and swapped the xp4 for an xp3 with no problems. So that saved me around $80. It didn't take long to set up the filter now I just need to finish decorating the aquarium.

You're welcome. And thats awesome. How much was the XP3 at petmsart out of curiosity?

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:55 pm

It was $189.99. I probably could have gotten it cheaper online but I'm impatient. I'm currently waiting on a mecury vapor bulb to come in from Amazon.com but I still need to buy a fixture for it since the one I have just gave out on me.

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:03 pm

Be sure to get a regular, non-dimming fixture for your MVB. Like fluorescent lights, they hate dimmers.

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:52 am

java I feel your pain, I live in Houston and the biggest tank I found was a 40 gallon breeder thank that I bought for a rescued red-ear slider. She is 2 years old and was in a 5 gallon Eclipse tank when I got her. Want to upgrade but she is in obviously better conditions now. Aquarium World could not help, check out the Reptile Store and Char's. I have not been to either but have it on it good authority from another local turtle owner that they have wonderful equipment.

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:49 pm

javablog wrote:It was $189.99. I probably could have gotten it cheaper online but I'm impatient. I'm currently waiting on a mecury vapor bulb to come in from Amazon.com but I still need to buy a fixture for it since the one I have just gave out on me.

man! you're stacking up on all the goods!
I've been wanting an XP3 for so long and a 2 in 1 bulb! hahaha
I'll stick to what I have for now haha

awesome that things are looking up for your setup

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:55 pm

I've been planning this upgrade since I got the turtle in May. Luckily I was able to sell some stuff on eBay for some $ and I had some savings to go all out with. My last steps are to hunt down some black sand, and purchase an air stone. I currently have a large volcano in the middle of the tank and I think Bubble would enjoy chasing around some bubbles coming out of the middle of the volcano.

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:30 pm

They have black "Tahitian moon sand" at Petsmart. I think it's around $20 per 20lb bag.

However if you look online, there are places that sell 50lb bags of it for about $30.

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:54 pm

Thanks Chris, I think I need around 50lbs to cover the bottom of my tank.

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:06 pm

I have got to see this setup once it's done. I think it's going to be a Turtle Paradise!!

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:15 am

haha thanks, I already started a thread in the photo gallery section. I'm going to petsmart tomorrow to get the sand and I'm ordering a air pump/hose/stone off bigals.

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:28 am

javablog wrote:haha thanks, I already started a thread in the photo gallery section. I'm going to petsmart tomorrow to get the sand and I'm ordering a air pump/hose/stone off bigals.

upgrades are so rewarding to both the turtle and the owner
hope all turns out as planned!

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