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cjruby2 · Level 1 Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 6

Hi,
New here. My kids have 2 red ear slider turtles and
we seem to have to clean the tank a lot. I even bought
two filters, worked for a bit, but then it seem just as good with one.
How often should we have to clean the tank? Also how often should we feed them?

Ivana · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:07 pm Post subject:

Hi CJ...Welcome
I'm not a turtle expert. Now that's out of the way, let me give a little bit of advice from the little I know.
You should clean the water as often as it's needed, and with the filter's help it will probably be four days before you have to clean the tank.
Two filters might be just as one depending on the size of the one filter that you will use or how efficient it is.
The rest of the gang can give better insight.
Good Luck with you babies. Laughing

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cjruby2 · Level 1 Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 6

Ivana,
4 days! I was hoping 4 months! lol, just kidding but I was thinking at least 4 weeks. It's a big turtle tank with filter. I think it will take 2 hours to clean. But there so darn cute, I guess there worth it. Smile

Thank you

Ivana · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject:

I guess if it's that big and you think it's safe, then yeah they probably can go for months. My little one eats a lot so he soils himself a lot too Laughing

My cleanings are very often. Laughing

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dixieee · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject:

welcome to the board Smile

maybe the filters u got are not strong enough cz most of them come for fish tanks and fish are not as messy as turtles so u need a filter that is at least 4x the tank size for ur turtles.

for feeding, u can tell how much they need by estimating. what are their sizes?
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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

contact444 · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject:

I have a 60 gallon tank and a high end canister filter, and I still drain and clean my tank at least every other weekend, if not every weekend. I've got it down to about an hour cleaining time though. lol- Laughing

such a mess for such little creatures.
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darylrusso · Guest Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 1

Hello. I am having the same issue. I bought a Magnum 350 filter but the water is so dirty in 3 days that you can not even see the red ear slider turtle. Why?

I did find a possible answer here: http://www.turtlepuddle.org/health/small_tank_filter.html

It is worth a try.
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Turtlefever · Level 2 Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Posts: 26

Wow, some of you guys clean your tanks A LOT......I just have one little turtle and I clean the tank every few months. When the water starts to get scuzzy I clean it. I think my fish help to eat up a lot of the icky stuff.

dixieee · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 7:33 am Post subject:

that's strange darylrusso. i don't have a filter and yet if i didn't clean the tank for 3-4 days it doesn't get that dirty except for some cloudiness and the dirt at the bottom bcz they rip off their poop Rolling Eyes

it must be something clogging ur filter
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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

cjruby2 · Level 1 Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 6

My turtle are little, so I guess it's not so bad now. But thanks for letting me know what I'm in for. Laughing