Cycle My Musk Turtle Tank In Laymans Terms Pleeeeease

[richyb1984]

Hi,
Thanks for spending some time to help me with this... I recently bought a 40 litre aquarium to keep 3 musk turtles in...I put them in a couple of days ago and the water has remained very cloudy..i know im naive on this subject,but id like to know what i need to do to keep my little turtles healthy and swim in nice clean water... i have a interpet PF2 filter..but it doesnt seem to do much..please help..once again,thanks for reading.
Regards
Richy

 

[Fishy friend2]

IMO i dont think any type of turtle belongs in a 10 gallon, let alone 3. for your water problem i think you should do daily water changes until your filter cycles

 

[richyb1984]

Hi,
Cheers for the response,the turtles are only hatchlings,so theyve got pleanty of space for the time being,so ya reckon a complete water change everyday? when will i know my filter has become cycled? Cheers for helpin
Richy

 

[snake007]

IMO i dont think any type of turtle belongs in a 10 gallon, let alone 3. for your water problem i think you should do daily water changes until your filter cycles

+1 I say for 2 musk turtles a 20g at least, 10g for 3 musk is to small, as said already keep doing daily water changes until cycled.

 

[Fishy friend2]

it should be cycled in 2 to 3 months. A 10 to 25 percent should be okay until you get a bigger tank and this tank is cycled

 

[richyb1984]

Also,just done a volume calculation and its 27g...i dont feel quite so bad now...

 

[snake007]

Also,just done a volume calculation and its 27g...i dont feel quite so bad now...

Dimensions?

 

[eaglesaquarium]

Not to sound sarcastic, but isn't turtles and clean water a bit of an oxymoron? Turtles are some of the messiest eaters I've ever seen.

 

[creeker]

Not to sound sarcastic, but isn't turtles and clean water a bit of an oxymoron? Turtles are some of the messiest eaters I've ever seen.

True that! I used to take mine out of the tanks and feed them in plastic dishwashing tubs. Not to mention they are poop factories.