140 Gallon Indoor Turtle Pond Build

[MIDWESTFISHBULLIES]

wooooow nice build

 

[jschall]

Yeah it's amazing how some people 'care' for these animals. Luckily there are many people and groups that resuce them and put them in much better tanks.

Yep. It's really amazing what horrible, squalid conditions people will keep these animals in and still say that they're "happy."

Anyway, as was stated earlier in the thread, I recommend a mercury-vapor lamp. Just make sure you keep it oriented straight down, or it'll burn out fast.

Also, I strongly recommend against feeding goldfish, primarily because of thiaminase but also because of parasites.

Great build, btw. My turtle tank is a $60 110 gallon stock tank. Mine is hard to beat as far as price-per-gallon, but I'm sure yours will look waaay better.

By the way, pool filter sand is the perfect turtle substrate, IMO.

 

[Jkessler623]

if not feeder goldfish,wat type of food would you suggest? im kind of new to keeping turtles.ive done research but im still learning.i currently feed them reptile sticks,assorted veggies,feeder goldies,and frozen turtle food.

 

[Jkessler623]

anyone?

 

[jschall]

if not feeder goldfish,wat type of food would you suggest? im kind of new to keeping turtles.ive done research but im still learning.i currently feed them reptile sticks,assorted veggies,feeder goldies,and frozen turtle food.

Grown RES are very herbivore-leaning, so lots and lots of veggies (75% veggies). Romaine lettuce is great as a staple, dandelion leaves are better.
Supplement with jurassipet turtle food if you can get it, otherwise mazuri is supposed to be good, reptomin is ok, zoomed is not very good.
If you want to feed live fish, I recommend getting some mollies or something as an occasional treat. You could even breed them.
Lastly, make sure to float a cuttlebone (like for birds) in the water. You might see those little white turtle-shaped supplement things in pet stores, but cuttlebone is cheaper and is all you need. Lasts several weeks. They'll munch on it and they get calcium from it, so I think this means you won't really have to worry about calcium-phosphorus ratio.

 

[imusuallyuseless]

Then we sealed all the edges,screws,and knots on the inside and we even sealed the outside edges...

With silicone???

 

[epond83]

jschall set out a good diet, older RES need more veggies which they don't always go for. They need less protine when older and they can get fat if feed to much fatty meats like coldwater goldfish.

The cuttle bone doesn't always have to be in there but they are good to give once in awhile to up there calcium intake.

 

[Jkessler623]

With silicone???

bath tub sealant..i believe its latex base

 

[jschall]

jschall set out a good diet, older RES need more veggies which they don't always go for. They need less protine when older and they can get fat if feed to much fatty meats like coldwater goldfish.

The cuttle bone doesn't always have to be in there but they are good to give once in awhile to up there calcium intake.

Can just keep one floating... they last a few weeks usually.
Oh, and it is true that even though grown RES need more veggies in their diet, they won't go for them if there's protein available. That's just instinct, they go for the higher energy foods first. Just limit their protein intake and feed them veggies. Most people schedule it, feed them every other day and alternate between veggies and veggies+pellets.

I pretty much feed my turtles reptomin and veggies (primarily romaine lettuce), because jurassipet is hard to find.

 

[Jkessler623]

Can just keep one floating... they last a few weeks usually.
Oh, and it is true that even though grown RES need more veggies in their diet, they won't go for them if there's protein available. That's just instinct, they go for the higher energy foods first. Just limit their protein intake and feed them veggies. Most people schedule it, feed them every other day and alternate between veggies and veggies+pellets.

I pretty much feed my turtles reptomin and veggies (primarily romaine lettuce), because jurassipet is hard to find.

Just curious...how often do you feed?