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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 ...

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?

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 ..

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.

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

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

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)

within a year they will be about 4 inches

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?

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

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

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

its very possible.
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cuttle bone? as in the fish bone?? the one u put in bird cages?

the stuff for birds. just take the hard backing off