Howdy,
My turtle Shelldon is now about 6 inches and I wanted to upgrade his habitat to more space. A great offer came up on a 150 gallon shallow tank (48 x 36 x 20) and I got to be his final aquarium. However, I have never dealt with an aquarium that size. So I was hoping to get some ideas for how to deal with it.
1) Filtration - How many and what type of filters should I use for an aquarium this big? In my current setup I have an Emperor 400 Power filter and a Penn Plax 700 Canister (Rated for 65 gallons). I'm not sure If I should keep these or sell them as I have a buyer for his old tank and I could also sell him the canister and power filter. My thoughts were I could keep the Canister and get a second one, but that seems like it wouldn't handle the needs of the size of the new tank. So I might just upgrade to a Penn Plax 1500 (Rated 200 gallons). But I worry that it might not be enough since the tank is wide. Should I also include a couple of Power Filters to help?
2) Lights - Is it better to have one long UV light or a few short ones.
3) Heat - Any recommendations for heating this amount of water? I currently have an Aquatop 300 W, but it's only rated for 75 gallons. Would two of these take care of 150 gallons?
4) Miscellaneous - Any recommendations you might have to improve the quality of life of Shelldon. What kind of things to keep him loving life.
I appreciate any responses.
Thank you all in advance. I've included a picture of the tank.
- New Tank for Shelldon
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