Has anyone used this in a 50 gal tank with turtles? If so did it keep the water clean? Trying to upgrade for better environ for my 4 turtles.
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I also use the C4 as an additional filter on a 60 gallon tank. You don't say what level of water you keep in your 50 with your turtles. I don't think you could rely on this filter to siphon properly unless your tank is full, and pretty sure it wouldn't be enough to keep it clean unless your turtles are quite small. My biggest complaint is that mine doesn't restart reliably after a power outage. I usually have to reach in and manually unstick the impeller.
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I use this in addition to my fluval 304 canister on my 55 gallon aquarium. This does a great job as a helper filter, but I have to clean it almost daily. I don't know how well it would do as the only filter for your tank. It does such a good job pulling out muck that it becomes clogged very quickly and needs constant upkeep.
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I use this on a pond, forcing more flow through it with a submersable pump on the intake end. Turtles are quite messy. Depending on the size of the turtle, even one of these will need regular cleanings. I use mine for an Alligator. It works great.
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I use mine in a 70 gallon turtle tank with a turtle box on top. You should be good, but you will probably have to get some aquarium silicone and silicone the intake parts together. Otherwise your turtle is going to claw at it and pull them apart.
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It works really well for my little turtle. I'm not sure what kind he is but he is about the size of my hand. I got him in a 15-20 gallon fish tank with about 4-5 inches of water roughly and the filter works good.
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YES, I am running this on my 55gal tank for the last 5 months. working out great!!
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It should work ok for a 30G tank. I have it on a 27G tank. It's rather weak even with almost no media in the treys. If you have saltwater tank with corals that need some current, this is too week. I know it's rated for much larger tank, but it's grossly overrated. I just got this too:( I'm really regretting it. It's unfortunate, but a powerhead will be needed for me:(Just to be clear, even if you have a fresh water tank, you liken't can't get enough flow to filter the whole tank with this power. Go up a model or 2 and get more power. Other than the lack of power, I do like this unit. I just wish that they have marketed it with the right GPH, and that I have purchased a more powerful one. It should work ok for a 30G tank. I have it on a 27G tank. It's rather weak even with almost no media in the treys. If you have saltwater tank with corals that need some current, this is too week. I know it's rated for much larger tank, but it's grossly overrated. I just got this too:( I'm really regretting it. It's unfortunate, but a powerhead will be needed for me:(Just to be clear, even if you have a fresh water tank, you liken't can't get enough flow to filter the whole tank with this power. Go up a model or 2 and get more power. Other than the lack of power, I... » Read More It should work ok for a 30G tank. I have it on a 27G tank. It's rather weak even with almost no media in the treys. If you have saltwater tank with corals that need some current, this is too week. I know it's rated for much larger tank, but it's grossly overrated. I just got this too:( I'm really regretting it. It's unfortunate, but a powerhead will be needed for me:(Just to be clear, even if you have a fresh water tank, you liken't can't get enough flow to filter the whole tank with this power. Go up a model or 2 and get more power. Other than the lack of power, I do like this unit. I just wish that they have marketed it with the right GPH, and that I have purchased a more powerful one. « Show Less
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I'm using it for my 125 gal - 6 ft long, turtle tank. I have one Eastern River Cooter about 6-7 inches long. This filter is doing a pretty good job keeping the water clean. I think that the intake is not strong enough to pull in everything on the bottom from all areas of the tank though. I had the intake on the far right side of the tank, and the bottom of the tank on that side looked pretty clean, but the left side not so much. So after cleaning the bottom on the left side, I moved the intake to the left to try to clean up more of the bottom. I guess I'll have to alternative right and left to get all the waste across the bottom. I'm using it for my 125 gal - 6 ft long, turtle tank. I have one Eastern River Cooter about 6-7 inches long. This filter is doing a pretty good job keeping the water clean. I think that the intake is not strong enough to pull in everything on the bottom from all areas of the tank though. I had the intake on the far right side of the tank, and the bottom of the tank on that side looked pretty clean, but the left side not so much. So after cleaning the bottom on the left side, I moved the intake to the left to try to clean up more of the bottom. I guess I'll have to alternative right and left... » Read More I'm using it for my 125 gal - 6 ft long, turtle tank. I have one Eastern River Cooter about 6-7 inches long. This filter is doing a pretty good job keeping the water clean. I think that the intake is not strong enough to pull in everything on the bottom from all areas of the tank though. I had the intake on the far right side of the tank, and the bottom of the tank on that side looked pretty clean, but the left side not so much. So after cleaning the bottom on the left side, I moved the intake to the left to try to clean up more of the bottom. I guess I'll have to alternative right and left to get all the waste across the bottom. « Show Less
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before answering how much water is in the tank and how dirty are the animals living in the tank. I'l using the XP-M for one rather large and dirty red eared slider - and it does great job. Its a little overkill for a breeders tank (holding about 30 gals of water). I went overkill so I would have to clean as often.
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Of course it will help, but understand that this is designed for fishkeeping. Turtles produce a huge amount of waste in comparison, so it would require additional action such as solids removal on a regular basis and water changes. This is going to be the case, no matter which filter you use though. I don't know the sizes of the turtles you are keeping, but I would tend to think that something much larger, like a swimming pool filter would be more appropriate. I'm no expert, but we kept turtles as kids, and used a large (400gallon) pond with a pool filter and bio bog filtration setup. That worked great for us, but we also had multiple turtles of varying size. Hope this helps. Of course it will help, but understand that this is designed for fishkeeping. Turtles produce a huge amount of waste in comparison, so it would require additional action such as solids removal on a regular basis and water changes. This is going to be the case, no matter which filter you use though. I don't know the sizes of the turtles you are keeping, but I would tend to think that something much larger, like a swimming pool filter would be more appropriate. I'm no expert, but we kept turtles as kids, and used a large (400gallon) pond with a pool filter and bio bog filtration setup. That... » Read More Of course it will help, but understand that this is designed for fishkeeping. Turtles produce a huge amount of waste in comparison, so it would require additional action such as solids removal on a regular basis and water changes. This is going to be the case, no matter which filter you use though. I don't know the sizes of the turtles you are keeping, but I would tend to think that something much larger, like a swimming pool filter would be more appropriate. I'm no expert, but we kept turtles as kids, and used a large (400gallon) pond with a pool filter and bio bog filtration setup. That worked great for us, but we also had multiple turtles of varying size. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Well to behonest bro I have 2 blocks and I left my tank alone for 2 months without cleaning it and it barely got dirty. I have a 55 gallon tank and about 11 fish I know I overly populated the tank with fish but the blocks works like magic.
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You cannot use this inside a tank ever. You can't clean inside your tank with your turtles in it except with water.
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We use it in our 25 gallon tank and it works great although it is a little slow. However, this gives you more time to suction the more dirty parts of your aquarium. I think you will love it.
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I'm not sure about turtles, but for fish it's really designed for smaller tanks. I suspect you need something bigger...
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I have river rock, and a pleco as well. They do a decent job as far as cleaning. But I have 6 in my 40g tank, and could use a few more for them to be highly effective!
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I use it for my aquatic turtle (red eared slider) in an FX5 canister filter as the first stage filtration. I change it approx. every 2-3 months. Keep in mind I have 4 of them in there at one time in stage 1. For fish tanks, I am not sure.
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Yes. Our tank is full of water and our turtles enjoy swimming in it. Hope that helps!
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I have a 3 or 3.5 gallon square tank and if I filled it up almost to the top (it has a lid) the water came to the min waterline for the water- I have a beta too- it seems to work way better then the under gravel flat disc types, of wich I had to use two to make any difference- however a few times it shut off and left the tank cold, I'm not sure why- but most of the time it seems to stay true to the temp u dial it to