I have a 5 yr old red slider turtle in a 30 gallon tank and his filter system seem to stop working well which size filter system would work best I
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I have a similar turtle in a 30gal tank, and I use the 500 model. It keeps the water clear, but requires maintenance every few weeks. If you have the room and a few extra bucks, get the 700 model. The 1200 is overkill, but as the other person said you can't over-filter.
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I would say the 700 or the 1200. The 700 is good for up to 65 gallons, so that would hopefully be enough for the turtle. I hear they are pretty messy though, so it wouldn't hurt to go with the 1200 which is good for up to 150 gallons. It seems like a lot, but you cant really have too much filtration. It would require less maintenance, keep the water crystal clear, and allow for you to use it for a larger aquarium if you decided to upgrade. It's totally up to you with your future plans and how much money you have at the moment.
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I'm not familiar with your system. All I could find about AquaSky ROT-4 on the internet is that it's a RO tank, not a filter. I might have missed something. Do you have a series of 2 or 3 filters together with a RO membrane before the water enters the tank? I'd suggest you measure the length of your filters. These filters here are exactly 10" tall.
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First off, if you have an aquatic turtle he needs more water than that. If it is a tortoise enclosure, this filter will do just fine. It is not meant for heavy duty aquarium filtration. If you have 10+ gallons I would not recommend.
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I have two map turtles approx 6 inches in a 75 gallon tank. I really love this filter because it's so easy to maintain. I don't use the spray bar. I have TWO of the ovation filters submerged plus a large hang-on style filter to keep the top water moving. Turtles are soooooooooo cool, but also sooooooooooo dirty. I don't think it's possible to over-do the filtering. (I also have added plecos at present and have also had regular algae eaters in my tank to help it stay clean. At some point these can become turtle food - but they do an excellent job of "vacuuming".)
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I would always go larger than what I need. I have a 55 gallon with big oscars and I bought the xpl rated for 175 gallons. A bigger filter allows more water fitter action per minute and turtles are pretty dirty. My son has 4 turtles in a 45 gallon with a filtration platform plus a xp filter 4.
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I think it depends on the size of your tank and the number/size of critters. I use this on a ~80 gallon red eared slider tank- and I change out the Carbon whenever I clean/replace the filter (every 2/3 weeks).
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We bought the M size for a 75 gallon tank, currently use it on a 40 gallon tank with a red eared slider turtle and plan to use it when we move him to the 75 gallon tank. No skimmer needed
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I would go with 150 more filtration for your tank, I have regular 29 gallon tank and I have Marineland 200 filter works great. 2 month went by and water still clear and all water tests pass.
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Katherine... this is the worst filter I have gotten for my turtle tank I wouldn't even waste your time with this filter. It broke within a week and a half and in that time that it was working my tank didn't even look like there was a filter in it!! I got the whisper filter at Wal-Mart and it works great without taking up any water space
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I used the Tetra filter in a 20-gal tank when my yellow-bellied slider was a hatchling for about the first year, but when he got to about 8 inches I had to switch to a larger (75 gal) pond so the only thing that can handle that is the Aquaclear 70 Power Filter I now use. Much less work in keeping the water clear and he loves the swimming space.
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the original message i read showed your tank size to be 9 gallons but now i see it might be 29 gallons.the filter on a 29 gallon tank would work well as you can adjust the flow rate,just adjust to your liking,there is a lever on top of the box you can move to the right and left and that is where you adjust the flow rate. on the filter
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Honestly it's for a 10 to maybe 20 gallon tank and will not fit your size range. You can check the dimensions on aqueon, I understand you want superior filtration in a smaller unit but you want be able to close your lid with this I'm there. Try sponge filters.
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http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/turtle_terrarium_large.php follow this link. You will be much happier with this style. Its more approprate for your needs and filtration requirements.
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You need to replace the sponges IMMEDIATELY with a better filter medium. Look through the reviews and you will find what to use. Otherwise this is a great, quiet little filter for very small aquariums.
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Best arrangement for Sliders is to have the bottom two baskets and half the top basket filled with biomedia (any kind of ceramic rings will work well). On top of the bio media in the top basket a bag of carbon and a bag of purigen, and on top of that the blue filter pad. I have used this media stack for about 1.5 years without cleaning, and the water is still perfect. I have 1 adult RES in a 75 gallon tank. See this thread http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t;=30145
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The filter that can take up to that many gal per tank. A filter with a limit of 60 gal won't do much good with more then 60 gal. I use this filter on my 60 gal tank but I only put 40 gal in it. And I use 2 reverse power heads with underground filtration for my turtle and I only have to clean the filter 3 times a year. You can use 2 60 gal filters for your largest tank. Id go for the the filter that goes up to 75 gal for your 65 gal tank.
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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.