Hi fellow turtle lovers,

I have 2 RES since January. I just bought a 20 gallon long tank for them and had a few questions.

Now that it is getting colder, (I am in NY, LI) I never needed a heater but I noticed at night the water temp can drop down quite a bit, the night bulbs just are not doing the trick. What type of heater do you recommend?

I also have 2 filters running not such good ones, a whisper and a duetto. They are doing the trick, but I have to clean the tank more often then I would like. I wanted to know what canister filter is good for 20 long tanks?

Since I have had them since January is that enough time to feed them everyother day? They have grown a lot since then.

My last question also relates to the lighting. I currently have 2 clip on lights, one for the basking bulb and the other for the day bulb that I switch to the night bulb. However I am sick of them. I have had 2 bulbs EXPLODE, (scary cauce the pieces went into the tank!) not sure if they got too hot or are just poorly made. I thought about buying a 3- light hood, one for a Reptisun 5.0 (is that the right one) and room for a basking and night bulb. If I were to buy the hood would that provide enough heat instead of a heater. Cause hte air would stay in longer.

I know this post is long SORRY! I just am frustrated with going into pet stores and they selling me something that is not "the best" -as they tell me it is.. (the filters and lights)



Any help you can give me is GREATLY appreciate by me, scar and snoozy (my babies)

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