Hello,
My husband FINALLY agreed to building a pond for my two RES turtles. YAY! I had them in a 100 gallon stock tank before, and now we are ready to create something for them outdoors. We live in Arizona, highs being 105 F mid July and low being 35 F mid December. I've always had a basking area, a submersible heater and a petsmart filter. I think I am ready for the real deal. I've look around this site and it looks like ALOT of people do DIY options for filters. What is recommended and how do I start? Pinterest gives me ideas but its hard to find a good turtle pond example.
Cleaning has been tough in the past because the filter has never been good enough. A lot of the forums with ponds here don't talk much about murkey waters. Why and how?
Do I need to have an outdoor electrical outlet built for them for a filter and a heater?
I just really need the necessary things to make sure my turtles live in heat or cold, but also have their own living area, not just my husband's garage space. We have a one car garage now, so it's time to make them a new home.
If this has been answered in the past, I would love the link to read it all. I appreciate all the help!