My DIY turtle tank setup.

[turtle_girl]

The first picture is the original turtle tank setup that I had...after that, is what I did this weekend. :popcorn:

[ryanc2106]

prettty nice, someone posted one similiar awhile back but still looks good :-)

[Vicious_Fish]

Looks good. I'm sure they'll enjoy the larger basking spot. So what kind of filter do you have running on that tank? Looks like you might need a bigger one.

[zfoster22]

pretty cool.

[turtle_girl]

I actually have 2 submergable filters in it, one on each side. I do weekly water changes, sometimes twice a week. I know a lot of people that don't do that, but I treat their tank as good as I do my fish tanks and I like it kept clean. :)

[Vicious_Fish]

Someday when you think of upgrading or whatever, really consider getting canister filters. They do a very good job at keeping water clean, especially for messy turtles. Still, because I have fish with my turtles I do a 30-50% water change about 3 times a week. I swear plecos make more of a mess then any turtle!

[coura]

. I swear plecos make more of a mess then any turtle!
That is a thing I remenbar from the plecos I had:ROFL:

[coura]

That is a pretty good setup :D:headbang2:clap:clap:thumbsup: If you have a female also consider adding a egg laying area;)

[coura]

Just notice, you may want to substitute that artificial hollow log for something else like bog wood,etc. The thing is if one of your turts gets stuck inside that log there is a very high risk of him drown. Turts are naturaly inquisitive and curious creatures and that can get them into a lot of trobble;)

[Kobeclone]

The setup looks great! I would be afraid of that shelf you had the basking spot on though....

[Jackd]

Interesting setup I am looking for a way to do the land water thing with my turtle setups. Right now they just have basking spots but I want to do something bigger and better for them.

Thanks,
Jack

[Gourami Swami]

Very cool! I have something very similar on my turt tank (Search for DIY turtle enclosure, it should come up) and it really is a great thing to have. My turts use mine constantly and im sure you will find that this is a hundred times better than in in-tank floating platform. GJ!

[Louie]

Good idea you now have more tank space for them.
Why not use screen around the basking spot instead of wood . Imagine its safer with hot spot light and you can see them bask.

They carry all types screens.mesh at home depot.

[Mad About Cichlids]

I did the basking area right on top of my turtles tank but if I ever decide to breed them I'll probably a land area like that.

[paintedpirate]

Really nice setup! I may be a total noob on this forum, but i love terrapins and turtles (I have 2 painters and an res) , and my concern is that they won't be getting the proper UVA/UVB spectrum light from their lamps because it will be blocked by the glass, and that the wood section might not be long enough to keep them from climbing/ falling out of the tank Otherwise everything looks great,

[coura]

Really nice setup! I may be a total noob on this forum, but i love terrapins and turtles (I have 2 painters and an res) , and my concern is that they won't be getting the proper UVA/UVB spectrum light from their lamps because it will be blocked by the glass, and that the wood section might not be long enough to keep them from climbing/ falling out of the tank Otherwise everything looks great,
You need to clear the way. UvB doesant penetrate glass;)

[andyjs]

That's a very interesting setup. I may have to do something like that with my turtles. I have a 29 gallon with an end busted out. I could just build a stand to butt it up to the end of my 55 and then build a big screen canopy for the whole setup.