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Posada · Level 2 Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 31

up until now ive used river rocks for my turtle tank. But I've noticed that the droppings and food fall down inbetween the rocks and the filter cant clean it because of the rocks in the way. So today while at Petco I invested in some riverbed sand. My question is, if anyone has tried this, does it clog the filter up? and any other suggestions pros/cons about this sand?

thanks for the input

dixieee · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:26 am Post subject:

i don't think putting sand in there is a good idea..the best thing to keep the setup clear but if u want it for decoration, maybe u can put a seperation between the rocks and the turtles..something like a clear plastic sheet that will block food and dirt or anything else from falling down
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so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 1:38 pm Post subject:

Another thing is that turtles like to dig and if they do they will kick up sand all around the tank and some of it will go into the filter, and if you have a mechanical filter, it might mess up the filter.
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Posada · Level 2 Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 31

yeah, its a no go on the sand, I tried it out and it just clogged up my filter with sand and made a bigger mess. Thanks for the input

dixieee · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:39 am Post subject:

u saw it by urself Smile

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

Bbasso · Level 3 Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 139

Interesting... I have 50/50 small rocks and sand. no problems with it. I do find sand in the filter from time to time but nothing to worry about.
Just make sure the intake is a couple of inches off the bottom.