Turtle Tank Maintenance – the sand
16 December 2010
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More on how I maintain my large turtle tank, specifically the sand, 24 sqft of it.
More on how I maintain my large turtle tank, specifically the sand, 24 sqft of it.
I break the tank down possibly once a year. Takes two days to empty, remove everything, clean, and then set back up. Not about to do that any time soon!
Awesome set up. Where do you get the moss from? I live in NJ, hard to find anything like that in pet stores here.
You can find moss balls on the web. all of my moss used to be in the form of round moss balls but the turtles tear them up over time. I just leave the moss in the tank and let it spread out until it is like a carpet.
how did you get a 24 sq feet tank?
@fallentoturtle 8′ long, 3′ wide, 24sqft. Custom built acrylic tank.
@BauriBob thats very cool. how many gallons is it?
@fallentoturtle 180 actuual gallons in the tank plus another 25 gallons in the sump. The capacity of the tank is 254 gallons if I fill to the top (17″).
thats giant. i have a 75 gal, wich is were i keep my red eared slider. i also have a baby snapping turtle. hes in a 25 gal tank. do you think snapping turtles like those moss balls? were do you get hem
@fallentoturtle both sliders and snappers get very large. I’m sure any aquatic turtle would like moss balls. If you can’t find them in aquarium shops in your city, you can find them on the web. For care information about sliders, snappers, or any other species, please visit the Caresheets on the austinsturtlepage and select the turtle you are interested in.
@BauriBob so do you just put the moss balls in the tank and they slowly grow on the bottom and make sort of a carpet of moss?
@fallentoturtle they will stay round unless the turtles break them apart. If you have enough moss balls and they are torn apart by the turtles, they will start to form a carpet on the bottom of your tank.
What type of corydoras are those?
@AlexTubed I think they are Emerald Green Corys.
@BauriBob
Nice man they are the biggest I’ve ever seen!
what type of sand can you use in a water tank for turtles?is there a diff. between that sand and the ones they sell for the land turtles and reptile?did you build you own aquarium?If so do you have a video or something you could share and help others build one too
@photogrl001 I did not build my own aquarium. Had it built for me, same with the aquarium stand. My tank is fairly large and non-standard, 8′ x 3′ and 17″ high. I use play sand from Home Depot or Lowes, nothing special. Very inexpensive. Rinse well before using, add water over a dish so as not to stir up the sand. The sand sold in aquarium shops is pretty but very expensive, especially for a large tank.
do you know if Fissidens splachnobryoides is safe for water turtle aquariums
is Fissidens splachnobryoides safe for my turtle tank and flame moss
@photogrl001 I have no idea, sorry. I don’t know why it wouldn’t be though. Most mosses should be safe for aquariums. They are easy to grow but they grow slowly.
u r awesome….
thanks for the great video and information !
my qustion the turtule want anti colride ? same fish when cahnging the water ?
@robotmotor my house water is filtered with activated carbon, there is no chlorine or chloramines to worry about.
@BauriBob ahaa thanks very much
where you get the mossballs at? thanks nice tank
@juanfgonza I buy them at a local aquarium shop. So call around your area. They come in a range of sizes with the larger ones costing quite a bit more than the small ones. They grow very slowly. You can also order them on online.
Hi. How do you keep the sand so clean and free of turtle droppings? Do you remove the turtles for feeding?
Thanks
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