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starmanp · Level 1 Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 9

I have a 55 gal tank.. and all i got in there is 6 big square blocks and gravel behind it and a flotting island that i had to use the rocks to hold my 3 year old female turtle up with cause she is heavy lol.. was wondering would plaster of paris be harmful to her if i make like molds to form rocks.. and caves like the aquariums have? it would be cool to make them like that.. but i don't know if thats what they use to make them...I would post a pic of my tank but i don't know how lol...

starmanp · Level 1 Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 9

Here is the 55 Gal tank its dull needs alot of work.. she is 3 years old and maybe about 10"

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

Plaster of paris is not harmful... but wouldn't it melt in the water?
I would suggest adding more water to the tank and getting some plants.

ryanandsuzyro · Level 3 Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 207

poor little guy, he doesn't have much room to go front to back. narrow tank eh?

more water!

starmanp · Level 1 Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 9

ok I added more water now its 3/4 of the way up and i made a basking erea out of pvc and i had to put rocks in front of it to make like stairs cause she couldn't get up on the platform lol...now she does have alot more swimming erea Smile

i still wonder how the aquarium does them rocks.. i would love to make a nice place for my turtles Smile

starmanp · Level 1 Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 9

I put a new basking erea now i put more water look what it looks like hope its better now Smile

And this one is my 2 baby turtles tank

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

That looks much better!

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

Be careful those blocks dont fall over and pin your little guy down. And also those little gravel pieces are a bad idea as your turtle could eat them and have digestive problems.

starmanp · Level 1 Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 9

well the blocks are just temp and there heavy enough that she can't move them and there set good enough that they cant fall Smile

and the little ones that have the little rocks they don't seem to bother the rocks thats what they pet store had them in but when they get biger i will be putting something different.... thatnks for the consern though Smile

starmanp · Level 1 Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 9

I made this top piece for her now she got alot more swimming erea and a TetraTec filter 300 gal per hr with built in heater... and a fluval 2+ filter on the bottom when i move in 5 months I'm going to be getting her a bigger tank Smile

The pink on her is just from the florecent light hehe

Turtlelover75 · Level 2 Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 34

that looks so awesome. GREAT JOB.

I had to put bricks under my basking platform as well. I've had those bricks underwater for 3 months and they havent dissolve in water.

I love your tank setup, wish I could of thought of that.

Turtlelover75 · Level 2 Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 34

BTW. I am talking from experience, but I use to have gravel for my baby turtles but I took them all out. They started smelling and it was very hard to clean them.

Lion777 · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject:

That looks magnifisent.Beutiful job.You gave me an idea.Thank you
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starmanp · Level 1 Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 9

Your welcome... good luck on making you new basking erea Smile

if you have any questions let me know Smile