How long do you plan to keep your "test run" going before adding the turtle?
Still holding water wonderfully no leakage and no bowing in the glass in any way. It looks good so far just realized I'm gonna need to run out and get a canister filter for the tank. Has anyone ever tried a sump on a turtles aquarium?How long do you plan to keep your "test run" going before adding the turtle?
sorry i'm late.....Yes, these can hold SOME water, I had various reptiles and amphibians in semi-aquatic "topes" for over 15 years, one of which was an juvenile American Alligator. If I were you, I would TRY to keep the amount of water under 10 gallons, but you can raise the water level by siliconing a divider a few inches tall and filling one side with gravel to displace most of the water on one side and provide a basking spot, while the normal 10 gallons water level will rise a few inches. The silicone divider will actually add support and strength and prevent flexing and bowing.
It looks pretty good at or just under half way filled it's very sturdy with no leaks or anything along those lines so I'd say it's holding more like 20 gallons of water with no problems would you advise against this? as I add gravel/sand and any tank decore like rocks and or driftwood I plan to take water out to keep it at only half way full but I don't know how much displacement a couple rocks or driftwood peices will create, also I plan to house some feeders/wild caught fish with this guy so I'd like to give them some depth to swim in just let me know thanks.
I wouldn't do 1/2-way......1/3 at most.....and definitely not without the divider siliconed in place . Mine were always 1/3 land, 2/3 water, and the 1/3 land that had gravel and plants displaced 10 gallons to give me about 5" of water depth. About 12 gallons should be MAX.
