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Hi, i just found out about these new tanks. they're waterland tubs or something. well, to see a picture of it:

http://www.waterlandtubs.com/

do you think this is a good thing for my red eared slider??? oh, and can they eat if they're out of the water?

thanks
cathy

Your RES wont need that much land unless youre trying to breed them, and no, you cant feed them on land. RES need to be in the water to eat. I suppose you could sink a tub in the land area with some water if your turtle is a good eater, and that might keep the water side cleaner. How much are those?
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www.bigappleherp.com ---which advertises on this site sells them for around $129.95. and i called them to see all that i would need:

drain(so that all you'd have to do is tip the container over and the water comes out- 11.95
frame 39.99
brooder clamp 18.95
mercury bulb 34.95
ceramic heat 27.95
coconut bark 15.95

i would need all that, some of it is what i dont need...but i want the best for my turtle.

shipping will be 27.97

so the total is 307.66

i hope i gave you all the info you need.

I checked into these since I just BROKE my aquarium TODAY. The smaller one costs $129 and holds 71 gal and the larger costs $199 and holds 184 gal. And that is if you fill them all the way to the top, which you can't do, so it would probably be more like 53 and 138 gal, respectively. (Volume calculations based on the lovely formula given by rhauser a while back.) That's plenty of water for any self-respecting slider. Looks like this tank would be great for breeding.

I don't think I'll order one, I like the look of a regular aquarium. Here is a link for more info: http://www.bigappleherp.com/bigappleherp.storefront/EN/product/112100

I'd like to know what they mean by "UV stabilizing protection built right into the tub"

maybe he means that it doesnt reflect or something?

anyway, with your regular tank, how often did you have to take out the water? i feel as though the only way to keep my tank clean is to empty it all out every week or two.

I sounds like you haven't established a strong culture of "good" bacteria that break down waste products. When you empty out all the water, you destroy the good with the bad. I only do partial water changes about every other week and I rinse out my filter media every week. I remove a small amount of the aquarium water to rinse the filter media, again, in order to conserve the good bacteria growing on the media. Chlorinated water would kill it. (I've learned all this the hard way--I had a desperately hard time finding info on caring for these critters when I first got them.)

Do you have a good filter? There are several posts about choosing a filter on this site. I like my Fluvial 404 Plus but there are many better ones out there.

Blessings.

how do you get the water out of the tank? and i have a fluval, i think it was a 3 or something. and it works a lot better than other filters i've tried. but yeah, right now, i only have him in a tank with a floating rock with some gravel at the bottom. and do you use a vacuum to take out the water? and does it suck out the rocks too?
thanks
cathy

If youre having difficulty changing water in an aquarium, you really should get a python. I got mine a couple of weeks ago, and wasnt too impressed the first time I used it, but now i cant live without it. Its so much easier to drain and vacuum and fill without ever filling or carrying a bucket. It hooks up to the faucet on the sink, and has some kind of venturi suction or something that you can vacuum the gravel with and then turn the valve shut and it fills the tank back up. Really cool since I have a 120 gal that sits on carpet, so I spill enough water as it is. The link below will take you to the site I ordered from. I got the 50' and probly only need the 25' but I can cut down the hose if I ever feel like it. I have a really powerful filter, but fish and turtle turds will settle to the bottom of the tank even with a lot of current. I spent $240 on my 120 gal, about $75 on my canopy hood, about $200 on my diy filter, and about $50 on my stand, well over what that setup will cost, but I keep fish with my turtle too, so the aquarium is a plus.

Python No spill clean and fill

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does it suck up the gravel?

no, if youve ever used a gravel vac, youll know that gravel is too heavy to get sucked out. I think the only way youre going to suck up gravel is if you use a wet/dry vac or something with a motor.

You can also use a standard aquarium gravel vac like the one pictured below. Its only called a gravel vac because it cleans the gravel, not because it sucks up gravel. These sell for under $10 usually, but you siphon the water into a bucket or something then dump it somewhere. Then you have to carry water back to the tank. The python eliminates the buckets.

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Ohhh, ok, yeah, thats what i had 5 yrs ago....i hated it. but this weekend i bought the python. yay! i am now finally able to put the tank with the maximum water because i was always hating to clean the tank. anyway, i just wanted to thank everyone on their feedback.
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