So I have my 2 adult sliders in a 180 tank now, with a 400 gallon Fluval filter. The filter does a great job, it leaves nothing floating around, nothing on the bottom, the water doesn't smell... it's just a HORRIBLE color. Think mud+sewage coloring=my tank water. It's disgusting. As I said, nothing floating around, no odor... I cleaned out the filter three times, and bought new media for two of the layers. I dumped almost a whole bottle of cloudy water curer from the fish section, and for SOME REASON, THE LIQUID WAS DYED BROWN. So that just ADDED to the nasty water color. Is it just turtle pee? I mean, 2 (more than) 8'' turtles must produce a lot! I really want to fix this, but don;t want to empty the tank... So many bucket trips to fill it up! Any suggestions? I can get a pic if you want!
EDIT:my male RES's water isn't like this! It is shiny and clear! Neither are my painted turtles??
EDIT:my male RES's water isn't like this! It is shiny and clear! Neither are my painted turtles??
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