Equipment Review and Discussion :: need advise

[spaz]

ok, i have a wisper power filter, but i dont think it works good enough ... amm i was thinking about a canister filter, or one of those where the whole thing goes inthe water(i'm not sure if its also a canister...) i'm clueless as you see ... so can u guys and girl help me out ? thanks a lot ...

[Daniel3507]

your better off with a canister. the ones that go in the water are internal filters. those and the hang on ones dont clean enough for a turtle tank. how big is your tank?

[spaz]

its a 23 gallon ... (its to small ...) i have 4 babies, well their about 1 - 2 inch in size ... ... one is about 2 -3 inch .. amm ... do you have a brand of filters i could use? and i live in trinidad so .. it might be hard to get hold of them .. cant even get basking stuff down here ..

[packfan1]

a canister is not a filter that the whole unit goes into the water. It has a big main tank and then two hoses. One is an in-take and one an out-flow.
Rena and Fluval are the favs around here. They are more expensive than other types but well worth it.
I have one of each only due to prices when buying. I like them both.
I think the rule of thumb is to have a filter that pushes 3 times the amount of water in your tank. i.e. 50 gallon tank needs a filter that pushes 150 gallons through.

[spaz]

ohhhhhh i c ... i saw those on the salt water tanks .. man those things are big ... but aint no way i'm gonna get one of those ... they range like ... 1500 - 4000 up

[Daniel3507]

instead of a new filter right now you might want to save up for a bigger tank. you are going to need one sooner than you think

[spaz]

lol ... they grow that fast? well thats kinda a dumb question(unless one of them are over eating... ) i had 2 at first, but now .. one is bigger than the rest .. so i'm guessing he gets most of the food first, or i'm blessed with a fast growing res (joke)

[Daniel3507]

within a year they will be about 4 inches

[spaz]

AND GUYS, WHATS THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE A BASKING AREA? SHOULD I USE GLASS? WOULD IT BE TOO SMOOTH? YOU DONT HAVE TO ANSWER NOW .. TAKE YOUR TIME:) .. AND WHAT SIZE TANK SHOULD I LOOK INTO?

[spaz]

I'M LOOKING AT A WHAT ? 150 - 200 GALL?

[Daniel3507]

10 gallons per inch of turtle is the rule of thumb. you might have to seperate(sp?) them eventually as well.

[spaz]

OK .. MY LAST QUESTION FOR THE NIGHT .. y would i have to seperate them? would they fight?

[Daniel3507]

its very possible.
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17499

ask all the questions you need. thats why were all here on the forum. to learn and help others.

[spaz]

cuttle bone? as in the fish bone?? the one u put in bird cages?

[Daniel3507]

the stuff for birds. just take the hard backing off