dude,you really don't need to make a box.i got a a free scrap from ace hardware-if you ask if they have any scrap or broken plexi,they'll usually just give it to you;they usually have bits and pieces in the back,taking up space-and cut it to fit.all you have to do is score it less than 1/4 of the way through,put it on the edge of a table(line up the edge with the score mark),and just press down hard,it'll snap clean right on the score.
anyway,my pair is in a 55 right now,so i cut the piece to fit snug side to side,and about a foot long,so 12x12 or so.then i used aquarium grade silicone to set it at a 45 degree angle(it helps to put a brick or something behind the plexi for it to lean against).after it cured(24 hrs or so),i put a mix of organic potting soil and sand up to about an 1 1/2" from the lip of the plexi,and put a thin layer of gravel over the dirt(trial and error-if you don't use the gravel,you'll have a butt-load of dirt in the water.the inch of lip overhang cuts down ondirt transfer,too).i
i also put horizontal "stripes" of silicone side to side,to give my buddies traction to get out(again,trial and error.turtles just don't get much grip on plexi).
i've done this 4 or 5 times,with all different size tanks.i use a ratio of 1/3 land,2/3 water.with the angle that it's set at,the water depth is roughly 7" or so.plus,the whenever she does lay,she can scrape right through the gravel,into the soil underneath.hope this helps!
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