Moved my turts this morning into a large waterland tub. I got tired of finding eggs in the water and this gives them a nice land area. They also now have a new Rena Filstar Xp3, a Hydor external 300W electronic heater and a 24W UV sterilizer. Here's my big female red ear (about 8 inches carapace) with my male T-positive albino. My black knobbed sawback girl also snuck into the photo:
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Ophidiophile
Feb 20, 2007 05:40 PM
Replies (5)
chrysemys
Feb 20, 2007 05:45 PM
Good lookin turtles! What size Waterland is that? Good luck with the future eggs!
-Chris
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Currently in the US Navy so I have sold off my collection. But over the years I have had dozens of turtles, fish, geckos, and other lizards. Cant wait to get back in the hobby once im out though!
ophidiophile
Feb 20, 2007 10:38 PM
>>Good lookin turtles! What size Waterland is that? Good luck with the future eggs!
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>>-Chris
If I'm not mistaken the Waterland tub holds about 65 gallons. It's a tad small for what I've got in it, but with the canister filter, high wattage UV sterilizer, and water changes, it should be ok.
manbart
Feb 21, 2007 10:29 PM
Sounds like a nice setup you've got there. Currently I'm trying to decide between a large waterland tub, or a 100 gallon stock tank to be put in my basement. I'm not really concerned about a land area just a basking spot. The waterland appears to hold about 60 gallons of water, and is not as deep as the stock tank. Also a bit more expensive. The stock tank would be filtered by a pressurized pond filter with a internal UV sterilizer, and a submersible pump. On a waterland I'd probably use a more typical higher end aquarium filter. How do you like the waterland tub?
chrysemys
Feb 22, 2007 01:37 PM
I would go with the stock tank if your not needing a land area... 60 vs 100 gallons is a pretty big difference. More space is always better.
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Currently in the US Navy so I have sold off my collection. But over the years I have had dozens of turtles, fish, geckos, and other lizards. Cant wait to get back in the hobby once im out though!
Ophidiophile
Feb 23, 2007 08:00 AM
>>I would go with the stock tank if your not needing a land area... 60 vs 100 gallons is a pretty big difference. More space is always better.
I'll agree with Chrysemys. I LOVE the waterland tub but I do wish the water area was deeper. For me, the prime consideration was a land area for egg laying, but if you're not concerned with that, I'd probably go with the stock tank.
