Turtle Pond Help

[BigBeginner]

I have a 75 gallon indoor turtle pond with 3 turtles and about 50 gallons of water, and i was wondering how many GPH should my pump be? I have a canister filter that is rated for a pump between 300-600 GPH.

I need a answer ASAP please because my current pump is broken (i dont remember what GPH it is) and i am useing a extra pump I found.

Thanks

 

[saltynay]

What pump are you using?

You should aim for 8 times turnover minimum with high removal of in water column matter. What type of turtles are we working with 50g sounds a bit small ?

 

[BigBeginner]

Uhm, im not sure what the pump is right now, i think its about 150-200.

So thats about 400-600gph? And the turtles are still small, i plan on ugradeing when they get bigger (and 2 of my turtles are still un-ided ).

I just thought of a different question, is barebottom better then rocks?

 

[Spishkey]

if you stick a photo up i shall give it a shot at id'ing them if you wish. 55 gallons sounds a bit small, even for three small turtles! (unless they are still hatchling size?) turtles are extremely messy, so the more gph you get the better! especially as they grow..the biggest you can afford!

DON'T use gravel, turtles can eat it and it cause blockages in their intestines, killing them, use either large river rocks or bare bottom!

 

[star4]

I have 3 turtles in a large square tank, I found bare bottomed is best (tank that is lol).

 

[BigBeginner]

ok, ill upgrade as soon as possible, what size pond should i go for?

and ill look for a pump with around 500 gph.

Yea i was talking about those river rocks, i have those right now, but im thinking of taking them out because they trap a lot of stuff in them.

Thanks =]

 

[mixmaster jay]

upgrade as soon as possible and as much filtration as possible too don't put any substrate on the bottom(sand/gravel) as this causes impaction (can be deadly) yuo can use pebbles stones and slate chippings ony big enough so they cant eat it dpepending on what the turtles are normally the current doesn't matter too much but other turts like mississippi and false maps like a fast current they also need an adequate basking area with a heat lamp or bulb ( i use an r80 bulb £2.00 for 4 @ B&Q) and you also need a uvb light (bulb or tube) with minimum 5.0 uvb rating but i always go with 10.0 it makes so much differance helping them shed alot easier.

If you post some picks up i will id them for you and if old enough maybe sex them too

but i do stress they need a big tank/pond even when small with no lid (causesd high humidty) and as much filtration as possible

thanks for reading

jay

 

[BigBeginner]

Well, i went to the hardware store, and the highest GPH pump they had that would fit the tubing that goes into my canister is 300G GPH. I wanted the 480 but the tubing wouldnt fit

But when i upgrade the pond (when i have the funds) ill buy a bigger canister and get a stronger pump, right now the 300 GPH is working pretty good. I know thats low, but ill do some extra water changes



Also, how large water changes should i do, and how often?

I cant get any pictures right now but ill post some when i can and i would very much appreciate it if you could id/sex them. But for now could you maybe tell me some differences between a male and female and maybe i can figure it out?

EDIT: I ided one of my turtles as a Mississippi Map Turtle, and one as a Yellow Bellied Slider. But the last turtle looks like a Mississippi Mud Turtle with 3 yellowish stripes going from its head to its tail, any idea what that turtle is?

 

[Pearsondesign]

can you put some pics up?

i could probably help you id it

 

[BigBeginner]

here is a old pic i found