Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:48 pm
Welcome and Wow! My RES came back from Japan with me as well.
From their weights, the turts sound like they're a pretty good size--how long are their shells from the back of the neck to above the tail (don't count the curve of the shells). The tank from Japan is 45 or 50 gallons (I hope it's not liters)? You could get a 50-gallon Rubbermaid storage container to start off with, quite cheaply. I'm curious to know what these fantastic filters from Japan are--the ones I saw were mostly Fluvals (some smaller Eheims) and so much more expensive than if they were bought here.
Read the info on the forums so you know what they need and how you can improve their set-ups. The Aqua-Clear is pretty good, especially for mechanical filtration (getting the crud); they're noisy unless the tank is filled really full.
"You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed." -Antoine de Saint Exupery-