I am redoing my 40 gallon breeder tank. I previously kept my mud turtle, Jacques, in it in about 5 inches of water, using only the Fluval 206 Canister filter, which moves 206 gal per hour. It did just fine, but she was ill and was not eating, so she wasn't producing waste other than urine.
After totally cleaning the tank I am setting it up for my juvenile razor backed musk turtle. He's still very small- will be 6 months old next week and is about 2.5 inches long. The water in the tank will be 6 inches deep until he grows.
I was planning on using the same Fluval 206 canister filter (with all new filter media)- it moves 206 gal per hour.
I have put in an under gravel filter with a Marineland Maxi-jet 600 powerhead, which moves 160 gal per hour. BUT I didn't realize the 2 plates for the under gravel filter are NOT CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER, so each will need its own powerhead in order to function for filtration. I am in the process of setting up the tank, and had hoped to fill it to the planned 6 inches and start both filters today, but now I'm afraid that between the Fluval 206 canister and TWO powerheads (each of which move 160 gal per hour) even a 40 gallon tank will be like a whirlpool because the water depth is only 6 inches.
PICTURES BELOW: the masking tape on the tank walls shows the 6 inches depth. The powerheads will have to be close to the gravel in order to be below the surface. The 2 longer tubes towards the center and the intake and the outflow for the canister.
QUESTION: Is this going to be way too much flow for a juvenile musk turtle, a few guppies and some corys?
Suggestions for changes? @Markw84 @mark1 @Toddrickfl1 @cdmay @Pastel Tortie @Mfields72 @dmmj @wccmog10
After totally cleaning the tank I am setting it up for my juvenile razor backed musk turtle. He's still very small- will be 6 months old next week and is about 2.5 inches long. The water in the tank will be 6 inches deep until he grows.
I was planning on using the same Fluval 206 canister filter (with all new filter media)- it moves 206 gal per hour.
I have put in an under gravel filter with a Marineland Maxi-jet 600 powerhead, which moves 160 gal per hour. BUT I didn't realize the 2 plates for the under gravel filter are NOT CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER, so each will need its own powerhead in order to function for filtration. I am in the process of setting up the tank, and had hoped to fill it to the planned 6 inches and start both filters today, but now I'm afraid that between the Fluval 206 canister and TWO powerheads (each of which move 160 gal per hour) even a 40 gallon tank will be like a whirlpool because the water depth is only 6 inches.
PICTURES BELOW: the masking tape on the tank walls shows the 6 inches depth. The powerheads will have to be close to the gravel in order to be below the surface. The 2 longer tubes towards the center and the intake and the outflow for the canister.
QUESTION: Is this going to be way too much flow for a juvenile musk turtle, a few guppies and some corys?
Suggestions for changes? @Markw84 @mark1 @Toddrickfl1 @cdmay @Pastel Tortie @Mfields72 @dmmj @wccmog10
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