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#1769995
Rikki26
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Cloudy Water 
Ok I know that turtle are dirty but I didnt think they would get this dirty over night with a filter. Is there something you can put in the water to get rid of the cloudiness?? Kinda like the stuff you put in fish tanks?
Here are a few pics.
This is what it looked like less than 24 hours ago:
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06/22/08 08:29pm
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#1770159
Billasdf
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Message To: Rikki26 In reference to Message Id: 1769995
Cloudy Water
You could always try a bigger filter. I’m using a filter for a 175 gallon tank in a 40 gallon tank. It works great. No cloudy water and no mess. Also try feeding him in a different tank or tub. The food could make a mess too.
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06/22/08 10:49pm
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PcBuilder14
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Message To: Billasdf In reference to Message Id: 1770159
 Cloudy Water
My filter is made for a 20 gallon, and it’s in my 10 gallon, and it stays clear all week until I do 50% water change, even though I could probably leave it longer. If I remember right you have a 30 gallon. If so, you need to get a 60 gallon. A 60 gallon version of mine is only $30 at Petsmart.
This is a picture of mine and the brand name.
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06/23/08 08:03am
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#1770618
Jwsurfergirl
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Message To: PcBuilder14 In reference to Message Id: 1770397
Cloudy Water
the best filter in the world by far is the marineland magnum 350!!!! You can use aquaclear made by tetra like you would for a fish tank to clear up the cloudiness.
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06/23/08 12:47pm
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#1771856
Rikki26
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Message To: Jwsurfergirl In reference to Message Id: 1770618
Cloudy Water
Thank you to alll the replied.
My filter is for a 40 gallon tank and there is only about 10 gallons in the tank now so that shouldnt be a problem.
I did use the watr clarifier for fish tanks and it worked wonders. The tank looks better now then when I first filled it.
Thanks again
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06/24/08 12:05pm
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JackAsp
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Message To: Rikki26 In reference to Message Id: 1771856
Cloudy Water
If you’re using substrate (such as gravel) it will hold a lot of dirt that gets stirred up during changes. That could be a lot of what you’re seeing. I’m not a big gravel fan (my turtle was pooping it out for a week from his previous owner when I first got him) but I use crushed coral, which is basically just a digestible calcium-based version of gravel, and it not only traps dirt but also generates it’s own white filmy stuff that can get stirred up into the water kind of annoyingly. A gravel vacuum would probably work, but so does a heavy enough regular filter. I use both a Whisper to skim the floating stuff off the surface and a pond filter that’s good for up to 500 gallons. So the water stays immaculate, especially since I still feed him in a pickle bucket anyway. I wouldn’t have bought something QUITE that strong, but I had him in a horse trough with about a hundred gallons of water for a while. The trough wound up leaking in one section and bowing out in another, so he’s back in a tank with only about sixty gallons, but I’d already bought and assembled the pond filter and just figured I’d keep using it.
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06/30/08 12:31am
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