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terrapin tank n' filters? quick! plz

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by olimpa, Aug 25, 2010.

  1. olimpa

    olimpa Well-Known Member

    i have a fairly large terrapin living in a tank which measures
    length= 2'
    width= 1'
    height= 1'
    and i was wondering what sort of L/H i would need for that tank coz my old one broke so i need an answer quick
     
  2. King Cookie

    King Cookie Well-Known Member

    I... don't... get it...
     
  3. olimpa

    olimpa Well-Known Member

    can you give me an answer on filters and tanks or what?
     
  4. drybones41

    drybones41 Well-Known Member

    He needs a filter for hish fish tank.
    Specs are.

    Length 2 foot

    Width 1 foot

    Height 1 foot

    Does l/h mean filter?

    What and how many fish do you have? The more fish you have the better the filter you need.
     
  5. olimpa

    olimpa Well-Known Member

    liters per hour strength size that sort of thing
     
  6. drybones41

    drybones41 Well-Known Member

    Edited my post so what and how many fish have you got.
     
  7. olimpa

    olimpa Well-Known Member

    2 gold fish but they dont matter its really for my terrapin yellow bellied slider 15 cm long and 11 cm wide
     
  8. drybones41

    drybones41 Well-Known Member

    How many litres roughly?
     
  9. olimpa

    olimpa Well-Known Member

    bot' 56 ltres according to unit conversion 2 cubic feet 56.5 litres
     
  10. drybones41

    drybones41 Well-Known Member

    Well i looked around for a littlebit so how about this one.
    http://www.netpetshop.co.uk/p-21121-aqua-pro-aquarium-internal-filter-m380-7w-40-60l-fish.aspx

    My tank is a bit big, with quite alot fish.
     
  11. olimpa

    olimpa Well-Known Member

    ebay/paypal?
     
  12. drybones41

    drybones41 Well-Known Member

    Lets see i was looking at 1 yesterday in ebay. I'll find it.

    EDIT: You have a turtle...................Cool
     
  13. olimpa

    olimpa Well-Known Member

    you should get one lol
     
  14. drybones41

    drybones41 Well-Known Member

    Nah all i have is a plec
    a clown loach
    9 neon tetras
    4 platy
    1 silvershark
    and 3 baby guppies
    7-10 guppies
     
  15. olimpa

    olimpa Well-Known Member

    tropical then whats your size tank
    I'm a big reptile enthusiast ;D
     
  16. drybones41

    drybones41 Well-Known Member

    errrrrr I think thes are the specs.

    18 inches wide

    15 inches tall

    12-13? inches deep.

    Found it.
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trixie-Aqua-Pro-Aquarium-Internal-Filter---M380-7W-60L_W0QQitemZ400036295931QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=129744036791&rvr_id=129744036791&cguid=5b5542da1290a0e202e19231feb65592
     
  17. olimpa

    olimpa Well-Known Member

    thanks! your a big help
     
  18. drybones41

    drybones41 Well-Known Member

    is it what your looking for?

    My dad feeds my fish after they've just eaten and some of them are getting a bit fat.
     
  19. olimpa

    olimpa Well-Known Member

    well ill give it a go it looks to be what i need my terrapin is starting to look a bit fat aswell
    one of my gold fish has turned white due to mainly living off nothing but terrapin leftovers and algea
     
  20. drybones41

    drybones41 Well-Known Member

    Why not get some goldfish flake food?