Maintenance can be messy

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Today I needed to replace some of the water in the turtle’s tank. Swap out about 10-12 gallons once a week to extend the time between the big water changes which takes half a day to totally empty and replace everything including setting up a different tank for the fish and turtles while I do [...]

Maintenance is important too

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Well it is that time again to do a major tank cleaning for the turtles. This will involve removing most of the water, cleaning both filters and replacing the filter media for both filters.
Not one of my favorite jobs but a definite necessity if you are raising turtles. Much prefer the time I spend watching [...]