Habitat - Indoor :: Aquatic and non aquatic plants- advice

[TurtleTimm]

Hey all, I am new to this site and fairly new to turtle parenting. I do not have a red ear slider. I adopted two reeves turtles back in July this year. I am about to redesign their aquariums. I was wanting to get some live aquatic plants for them to munch on. Also I would like to get some live plants for their basking areas. I have foind some info on aquatic plants (java ferns, arrow-something, parrots feather) but, I have not been able to find anything about what types of out of water plants are turtle friendly. Foes anyone have some advice and or tips?

[steve]

There are a couple of lists and various mentions on the site. I don't think there is a specific out of water plant list that I recall, but I usually check that against various pet-friendly plant lists.

[TurtleTimm]

Thanks, Stevie. I will look into some pet friendly plant lists tonight, for non aquatic plants. Through further reading since I have joined RES I have found several aquatic plants that can be used.
Cheers

[steve]

Please share with what works for you

[TurtleTimm]

I will! It is going to be a couple of weeks before i get anything setup.
I'm on a pretty tight budget, so I am buying a little bit at a time. Once i have everything . I will be redesigning their tanks.
I currently still need:
2 -Light hoods for plants
1 -20 gallon long stand
8- aquatic plants 4 for each tank
# of -Some non aquatic plants i am considering starting some clover, bok choy and kale. For the basking area. They all seem to be turtle and tortoise friendly. Just not sure how I will grow them in side a aquarium.
# of- Some fish not sure what species yet

The I will be getting one of the hood lamps or the aquarium stand this weekend.

[TurtleTimm]

I have also considered trying some aquatic plants such as java ferns out of water. I think they willbe okay if I can keep the roots saturated with water

[steve]

So you want to grow vegetables for them?

[TurtleTimm]

It was an idea I had considered. However, I think there will be too many complications.

[steve]

For an indoor tank, you really want to keep things simple. Maintenance becomes a chore, so the faster and easier it can be done, the better

[TurtleTimm]

I just finished building my basking area. About to clean tank and start arrangements. I am having trouble posting pictures.

[steve]

If they are too big, you might have to resize them. Feel free to email them to me and I will put them up.

[TurtleTimm]

Thank you, Steve. That is very generous of you. Unfortunately, I don't know how to find your email lol

[steve]

You can reach me here: redearslider@gmail.com

[TurtleTimm]

Thank you very much! I just sent you several photos. The picture with all the rocks was my first setup. Made things really hard to clean. So I decided to change it a bit. I took all the rocks out. Built a pvc/acrylic basking area, which I had considered planting in. Put some drift wood in and let it sit for a few days. I have several aquatic plants i will introduce to the tank eventually waiting for the roots to grow real good before i do. I introduced my turtle yesterday. Then went to work. when i came home the water was really cloudy with what looks like white slime in it. Not sure what to do.

[steve]