turtle tank

[canadiancutie514]

i am not sure if you guys talk about turtles,but i have a 40 gallon tank and there seems to be a film on top of the water makes it look like a rainbow is there anyways to fix it and is it harmful to the turtle??

 

[haynchinook334]

A huge water change. Clean the gravel, clean filters, clean tank.

 

[canadiancutie514]

i di dall that i even checked the filter it works fine

 

[haynchinook334]

Hummmm......the only thing that comes to mind is oil. There might be oil on your hands or something.

 

[canadiancutie514]

my turtle is not friendly so we do not touch her often

 

[Armand]

Sometimes organic substances make that to happen.

It would be better you make a water change maybe there is some organis stuff decomposing in your tank and you havent noticed it.

 

[dennisdeng2002]

Does your filter break the surface of the water? The film is most likely oils from the proteins in your food, and without a source of surface skimming or water agitation the film becomes really obvious.

 

[canadiancutie514]

the only thing i have in my tank other then decorations of course,is a fluval 4 internal filter