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dixieee · Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:16 pm Post subject:

what a change for those dancing guys! Very Happy

good work u've done in there and that's a nice stationary theme, lol j/k it is so cool Razz

so do they still find time to flirt with each other while exploring the new place?
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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

claireRESlover · Level 1 Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 18 Location: New Jersey

stirland06 · Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:41 pm Post subject:

thats a really clever way to make a setup. Very Happy

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Toolshed05 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 50

pic of the ramp to get up, its made w/ plexi glass and wrapped tightly w/ that non slip stuff for cabinets
and cut PVC to space it tighter

Basking area filled w/ aquarium gravel

Water end w/ the turtle

In the 55Gal, the depth is about 7-8 inches, filtered w/ a penn plax cascade(highest model,cant remember it)

100w basking/uvb bulb and full spectrum fluro over water side

dixieee · Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:09 am Post subject:

nice one

i like the ramp, looks like a fountain
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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

trtlduv · Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:30 am Post subject:

WOW!! That's a great setup!! Laughing

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sunny41 · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:57 pm Post subject:

gosh i want to show mine but i took an pciturte but the problem now that thire something i forgot it was that my brothers aid aboutt he camera but anyway i willf ind a way to take an pci of my turtle tank.i upgraded my basking area i got two new river rocks that are very large and flat and it made it more protected cuz it not very wably nomore.
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mynewturtle · Level 2 Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 30 Location: canada

wow i like that set up it looks so cool how you set up plants i can't set mine up like that the turtles just rip apart the plants any ways.
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stirland06 · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject:

here is a few pictures of my tank.

25 gallon tank

150 watt heater and protective cover(he destroys everything) Laughing

Zoomed floating dock This picture isnt very good

Plants and pond weed. Off screen there is a wall of plants under the floating dock to provide a sort of cave/hide.

Let me know what ya think!!! Cool

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dixieee · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject:

cool setup Razz

although the pix aren't so clear. be careful about the gravel though, it's too small and he could swallow them
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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

trtlduv · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:18 pm Post subject:

I can't see it very well, but from what I can see, it looks great! Like dixieee said, be wary of the gravel! Wink

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stirland06 · Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:29 am Post subject:

Thanks i knowe bout the gravel. i took it out but i cant get the last bits out
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kear_bear · Level 1 Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 16

hey, edied316, you have a nice setup, but i was wondering where you got your green basking are, and if there are diff sizes?

trtlduv · Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:26 pm Post subject:

I know that question was for someone else, but those are "floating turtle docks" and they do come in different sizes, I think they're small, medium, or large. Wink

I got mine at Petco.
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Toolshed05 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 50

be weary of them "turtle docks" i got one and after use it seemed to fall apart /disinagrate and it isnt good for med /large turtles doesnt float too good ya know

sunny41 · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject:

i just use rock in my mom garden.im juts making thing not too expensiv.i dont like suing turtle dock cuz sooner or whenever our turtle will outgrow it.
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turtbert · Level 3 Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 272

heres mine, I'm in the process of building a basking area on top at the moment so i'll have to take another pic when its done

trtlduv · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:43 am Post subject:

Nice! I love all the plants! Good luck with the basking area, that's a lot of work! Worth it in the end, but a lot of work! Wink

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volume_91 · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:24 pm Post subject:

AW! uber tanks! i wish i were rich enough to buy a such nice place to my turt T_T
ive loved all of the tanks ive seen so far, still hopeing for more pics, my tank will b here.. as soon i can find the charger for my cam, i think i lost them in my vecation in Usa T_T
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marcoman28 · Level 2 Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 26 Location: NJ

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dixieee · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:37 am Post subject:

this is a cool one Razz

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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

marcoman28 · Level 2 Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 26 Location: NJ

lol yeah it took me quite a while to figure out that false bottom thing under the land area. the turtles love to go under that part and chase the fish. its hilarious. but sometime they actually catch them and have quite a nice meal lol.
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trtlduv · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:19 am Post subject:

Great setup!!! Wink

I love the false bottom!
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fishandcandy · Level 3 Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 200 Location: Indio, CA

Here's some better shots of the basking stand:

turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

Getting great ideas for another basking area as my turtles (mostly the bigger one) is chewing the dock that I have.

trtlduv · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject:

Haven't heard from you for awhile, fishandcandy.... did this tank take up all your time?! Wink

Looks fantastic!! I love that basking area!
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kear_bear · Level 1 Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 16

fishandcandy, how did u make ur basking area, its fantastic, i want to try and do that! and where dd u get that white tube stuff to hold it together?

turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

Yoy can get the PVC and stuff from home depot or lowes.

fishandcandy · Level 3 Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 200 Location: Indio, CA

Home Depot! I spent about $11 on the PVC pipe and connectors. Cut it all in my garage with a $.99 hacksaw. Mine's pretty complicated b/c I wanted two levels - a resting in the water level and a basking level. You could make something a lot simpler for probably $5. The pipe fits tight in the connectors so you don't need glue. The top is a metal grill from our toaster oven and a piece of plastic placemat. The floating leaves inside are from Petsmart. Fancy Plants Tony Fern. That was $15 but it's huge.

weeturtles · Level 1 Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 5

What a great idea! I always thought turtles should have a nice big basking area so they can walk around without falling back in the water.

Storm_Rider · Level 2 Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 99

Hiya. Don't know why I never noticed this thread before. This is my old 20Long before I tore it down and made it into a normal fish tank for fish. Why? Well after you see what I kept in it you'll understand

I babble a lot so skip the commentary if you don't care. Pretty sure I’m not going to say anything important

Inhabitants:
4 RES only few months old (yes you see a lot more cause I used to have 8, didn't know any better back then)
2 baby Stinkpots (common musk) age hard to tell because they so small
2 blue crayfish, fairly young
2 Columbian sharks, also young
20 to 40 feeder guppies, some are kinda pretty most ugly
A high-fin pleco

YEAH that's a lot of stuff but hey they all got along great for a year. Each had their own sleeping spot and no fighting ever occured, except for the crayfish fighting each other over food. Then the RES got like 4 or 5inches so I let them go into my uncle's backyard koi pond. Hopefully they stay small for another few years or else they'll eat his koi and he'll be mad at me.

I kept the stinkpots though cause they're cuties, got 2 more actually. They aren't close knit as RES so I’ll probably have to separate them later. They’re only an inch right now. Anyways here are the pics. Sorry so blurry, no chance to retake since the tank is changed.

I like how it glows with room lights off, it's not glow in the dark though. Just the way the UVB/A flourescent bulb lights up.

I realized it's not the most spacious for swimming, but they spend most the time basking anyways and if they do swim, they look happy enough to me. The stinkpots are always exploring the fake plants and doing their ninja turtle stuff in the wall of ferns.. Yup, they climb out of the water and explore looking for exits I supposed, which are all blocked off. RES don't climb because they're too fat for this

One of the lobsters just minding his own business. Probably threatened a bit by the turtle above his home.

I always wonder what they're thinking when they look at me.. Probably thinking about food

No comment, just a turtle wondering why I opened the lid

That’s the stinkpot Smile

cute huh? Both getting their hunt on. My RES seem to like attacking from the bottom. Sometimes they win sometimes they don't. The musk can't catch anything but at least they try

The stinkpot's catching his breath. But you can see the RES is still in his position waiting for his moment to pounce..

Now it's just a normal fish tank in the living room with some goldfish in there getting the cycle going. Not sure what's going to go in there yet.

Well that was my tank. Took a lot of thought and searching to get it how I liked. Too bad the RES got too big and I needed room for the bigger tank. Any compliments or opinions appreciated.

dixieee · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject:

lol that was cool, what happened to the rest of the turtles?
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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