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does anyone here keep their turtle in a 10-gallon? if you do do you have a pic? thanks, sophie

I do, my RES is in a 10gall. Go to the photo gallery and you can see. Just look at all the pics under turtlesami.

cosmo right? ok cool what all do you have in your aquarium¿ thanks again, sophie

This pic is about 4 months old but it is pretty accurate.
Changes are an external Fluval filter instead of the dinky one in the picture (6), underwater background poster (can get in fish stores), a cave made up of slate rock pieces.

I have a UV lamp and basking light on top, a heater, ramp and thermometer inside.

thanks a ton!

I have a whisper filter, 1 plant, about 15 rocks(now), A new turtle ramp( instead of the lava rocks, and thats all. I'll try to post an updated pic of cos.

ok, do you have a water heater or any lights? i never thought a water heater was very necessary...

if you want to take the best care of your turt, I'd suggest getting a underwater heater. They are not that expensive. The ideal temp is between 75 - 80 degrees. Unless you can guarantee that the water temp is in that zone all year round.

Another good reason (even if the water is 75 degrees naturally), is that if your RES gets sick, you should raise the water temp. You can't easily do that without a heater.

Of course, you can monitor it and add hot water every day, I guess but sounds like a pain in the butt and not effective if you go out of town for the weekend or something.