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neeemooo355 · Level 1 Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

hi i have 3 hatchlings and would it be advisable or is it okay if i put them in a 75 gallon tank and a filter that only filters up to 55 gallons? i only put the water like almost halfway. is it also okay if i put feeder fishes in there? would it be okay? please respond asap. thanks!!
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kx125rider · Level 2 Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 94 Location: louisiana

well itts gonna get dirty fast but since u have it filled half its like 36 gall and there babys but in some thing tht big there gonna grow fast so soon u have to upgrade
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neeemooo355 · Level 1 Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

do you think they'll die? coz i put the same filter in a 10 gal tank and 4 died..
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Storm_Rider · Level 2 Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 99

it'll be perfectly fine. 36gallons of water is a lot and 3 hatchlings don't have much of a bioload, and neither do feeder guppies. if you use feeder goldfish or minnows, don't get too many, 10 to 15 or so.

i'm going to guesstimate you'll be fine for at least 2 years with this set up. if not, forever.

if the flow is too strong and it's making the turtles struggle, lower the flow rate or black it's bath to slow the flow.

neeemooo355 · Level 1 Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

what do you mean "black its bath"? lower the flow rate of what? my filter? i dont think i can change the flow rate of my filter..
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stirland06 · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:22 am Post subject:

i think "stormrider" means to say "put a rock or something in the way of the current from the filter outlet".
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Storm_Rider · Level 2 Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 99

oooops, talk about a bad typo. yeah i meant block its path. i need a grammar check on this thing Smile