Wow! Jacques has really grown.
Wow! Jacques has really grown.
Thank you!My best friend.... Lol
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I've used different size tubes and sometimes connected multiple hoses.
In household tanks I used the faucet attachment but with the large exhibit I used gravity and put the end of the hose into a nearby floor drain.
*I want to clarify*
This was how I drained the tank NOT how I refilled it. When refilling a tank I prefer to mix the water before adding it. Either making my own salt water or treating the tap water.
What do you use not the bottom of your turtle tank?i think the sand bottom as is , is a poor choice , without water and oxygen circulating through it , i'd think it'd be a source of anaerobic bacteria ..... i'd also think if the nitrates were as high as your test tells you , you'd be having trouble with algae ?
( SIGH ) That SHOULD read "What do you use IN the bottom of your turtle tank?"What do you use not the bottom of your turtle tank?
Thanks, Mark- I appreciate your experience and input!in the tanks or ponds with undergravel filters I use stones , as for the size , the last time I bought some I bought calico stones from home depot ..... in tanks and ponds without undergravel filters I use nothing ........ I've used sand before , when I broke the tank down the smell from the sand was terrible , when I break down a tank or just clean the muck out from below an undergravel filter it is always odorless , I've read the smell of the sand is normal and not harmful , but I didn't like it and don't believe I've ever seen any evidence of it's harmlessness other than anecdotal ..........have you tried cleaning the impeller on your filter , i'd guess your flow problem might be no more than that . I personally think you can move the water through a filter to fast , I think moving slowly through a gravel bed or your ceramic bio media is best ....... I've got three 4"-5" n.a. wood turtles that have lived in a home depot cement tub , full of rocks water and plants ,since last may . i'm waiting for it to start to freeze to take them out and put them in a fridge , I've never cleaned it or changed the water since I put them in there 6 months ago , it might be 15 gallons of water . the water is pumped into a 35quart trash can full of gravel at no more than 20-40 gallons an hour , and drains back into the tub . last I seen them , the turtles were bright , heavy and healthy looking , the water is perfectly clear and odorless , there has never been any algae . it does pass through a uv filter before it drains into the trash can ........ falling water into the tank or an airstone is a big deal ,well oxygenated water is a good thing ..... jmo