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Ill take that mean one;2677462; said:
softshell needs 1000 gallons minimum
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im not sure if we are thinking about the sme thing :screwy:
 
fluval make really good reptile filters. they are one piece filters that your pet wont be able to crawl into, or take the stuffing out of. they perform weak biological filtration, but in a tank w/ low water and frequent changes, this will not be much of a problem. however, it should be considered that they do need to be submerged completely to work, and the current they give off is quite strong. the 94gph will come out that spout like a water jet....could turn 5 gallons of water into a whirl pool. some kind of diffuser would solve this problem, and i'm sure you could come up w/ something on your own, or...if you dont mind the sound of running water...point it strait up. i did this in a...basically a glass tray...that housed a beta. the current may still have been a bit much....that is still turning over the water in your tank about 18 times an hour. (assuming you use a 20 gal that has half the tank half full of water....5gal) in short, i like fluval, but you need to match the application to the filter. i would recamend something like the zoomed 501 canister filter...about $50 about 50gph and comes w/ a spraybar that will help diffuse the outlet of water, or will work like a shower for amphibians. also, those things really suck up waste and have a decent biological filtration
 
i disagree that a softshell needs 1,000 gallons minimum. that is a bit extreme. they do get large, spiny softshell maybe reaching 18", but thats like saying that a jaguar cichlid needs 500 gal minimum...an adult softshell, depending on type and sex, needs between a 150gal and 300gal and i opt for pools or stock tanks for large turtles, larger footprint.
 
Chelydra Serpentina;2682421; said:
fluval make really good reptile filters. they are one piece filters that your pet wont be able to crawl into, or take the stuffing out of. they perform weak biological filtration, but in a tank w/ low water and frequent changes, this will not be much of a problem. however, it should be considered that they do need to be submerged completely to work, and the current they give off is quite strong. the 94gph will come out that spout like a water jet....could turn 5 gallons of water into a whirl pool. some kind of diffuser would solve this problem, and i'm sure you could come up w/ something on your own, or...if you dont mind the sound of running water...point it strait up. i did this in a...basically a glass tray...that housed a beta. the current may still have been a bit much....that is still turning over the water in your tank about 18 times an hour. (assuming you use a 20 gal that has half the tank half full of water....5gal) in short, i like fluval, but you need to match the application to the filter. i would recamend something like the zoomed 501 canister filter...about $50 about 50gph and comes w/ a spraybar that will help diffuse the outlet of water, or will work like a shower for amphibians. also, those things really suck up waste and have a decent biological filtration
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does anyone have a link on the 501 canister?
having a hard time finding it
 
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