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My wife and I have a Red Eared Slider we adopted that has outgrown two tanks now. I've been thinking about either getting a Waterland Tub or a stock tank to use as a permanet tank. The Waterland Tubs are nice, but I'd have to have it shipped since the stores around here don't carry them which adds to the expense. Stock tanks are not as nice looking, but I can get them locally from a number of places. Personally I usually put functionality above aestetics, but the wife would like for it to look nice. Anyone have some nice stock tank set ups?? Also anyone have Waterland tubs, what are your thoughts on them?? One of the things with either the tubs or the stock tank is that watching him go about his busisness will be more difficult as glass tanks allow you to watch him chase his minnows and crawfish. Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,
Dan
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I use stock tanks outdoors. I recommend plastic over metal. Rubbermaid makes some. Or you can use a 6 ft. plastic kiddie pool. Good idea to have a circulating pump and filter. Go to Pond dealers for products. Home Depot and Loews both sell all the stuff for outdoor ponds. You will need some fish to control mosquitoes. You will need filtration for the fish.
It can be as simple and inexpensive or as complicated and expensive as you can imagine.
I don't recommend keeping a turtle like that in the house, but if you do, try looking at a restaurant supply store for an opaque "Polycarbonate" food container. They are expensive. but very strong and practically clear for good underwater visibility.
jsc
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You're on the right track getting him a pond. Aquariums won't do for grown turtles. You can make a setup out of wood, buy some liner, and go from there. Problem is your lighting and location.

I built two temparary indoor ponds out of simple 2"x2" 's and plywood. I have two adult red ears and two adult ybs. You can buy an aquarium elongated filter to fit the width, use a sumberged pump to circulate the water through the filter(attach it to a piece of hose, and afix a heatlamp on the plywood panels on the sides.

This is what I've done and it's worked fine.

Thanks for the replies. I have decided to go with the stock tank as they are just easier/cheaper to come by than the turtle tubs are. Haven't decided on a size yet, have to wait and see where we're going to put him in the new house.

Dan
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1.0.0 Pastel Ball Python
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