emilie5459

Hi I’m a complete newb to owning a turtle. :bounce: I am only thinking so far, so I can gain a full understanding before buying a tank and turtle and all the appliances. I would prefer to have an aquatic and land turtle as I live in the country side, so it would be able to run around…a lot. Though I was thinking of keeping it inside during the day while I’m at school and leave it go for a run in the afternoon. I have owned a 130 L fish tank, so I know everything to do with cycling (ammonium, nitrite and nitrate) Though I assume turtle keeping is completely different… so I have a few questions: 8) what turtle do u think would suit a beginner best, with my intentions? could you please name all the appliances I will need for this turtle species. And any tips I might need as a beginner I have an idea for my inside tank, to have the tank only about a 30cm high but quite long in a L shape where one side will be water and the other land do you have any suggestions thanks for your help emilie :bounce:

i have 4 neons 4 golden barbs 3 pepperped corys 1 moonlight gouramy 1 bristlenose 2 ? can't remember the name but as somall as neons i can stock up to 78 and i am now up to 51 using the size they are now no i feed them once a day, 1 a week i add a slice of cucumber, and give them peas i have some flourish excel, (though this stuff is expensive) so i thought using yeast... cause it's like a food substance so my parents will buy it for me !!! lol

oh yes i had tried this, but with no result thanks for the helpfull advice though

this is my problem: :-? i constantly keep getting algea especially on my plants i have a 5 months old, 130L tank (AR-620T) with 2 x 18 watts of 7100 k (new bubls) Therefore i have 36 watts for 35gallons, with about 20 plants in the tank. should i try using CO2 (using the DIY method) water tested 06/04/07 ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 5 ph: 7.2 i already have an bristlenose should i get some otos as well, because the bristlenose doesn't seem to be doing the job! do you know what might be causing this algea, or do you have a solution? please here are a few photos: http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/emilie5459_photo/DSC05283-1.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130 ... 5282-1.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130 ... C05281.jpg

oh i have a snail problem>... do any of these fish eat snails guppies, golden barbs, moonlight gouramy, peppered corry, bristelnose, otocinclus?? or should i get a couple of zebra loaches to get rid of them?? oh and do otocinclus and bristlenose need driftwood or bog wood as part of their deit?? thanks i'm sending some pictures of the recently added plants and driftwood soon... thanks so much

could i please have some advice about the types of fish i want to have... i listed them, on the second page i think thanks, guys (experts :lol: )

ok thanks

can someone please tell me if it's safe to go ahead and add my plants, and driftwood now, even though i still have 0.3 nitrtite still in my tank... i'm already to go, just waiting for a reply sory i must sound so bosy, i'm just reali excited to add everything in!!!! :lol: :lol: 8)

awesome, i'll add the plants, and driftwood (if you think it's been soaking long enough) and ín a couple of days when my nitrite has reduced to 0 i'll do some water changes and then add my fish... does that soound goooood!! :lol:

haha thanks, ok coolies i'll add the plants in now, and the driftwood as well (should i? :-? ) i't's been soaking for about 5 days.

oh reali. awesome these were my results this morning ammo: 0 nitrite: 0.30 around abouts nitrate: 40 could i add my plants now even before the water change. or could this hold back my cycle??

oh thanks so much, so helpful. more questions?? :lol: haha 1) when should i add my plants and driftwood? * after my water change, * wait till my nitrate is below 15 before adding plants and driftwood/

wops i wasn't meant to quote my writting only the; jack of bacteria... i don't know what you mean by this?

what does imo mean? jack all bacteria

when i will do my water change, before adding fish... should i touch my substrate (gravel)?? because i have a reasonable amount of rotting, and algea things just sitting on the top of it do you think i should? or could i absorb good bacteria in the gravel?? tanks guys