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You're very welcome~ I keep my zoas in my 40 gallon. Most of the corals I have in my nano max are anemones, torches, hammers and mushrooms. 65b and 15w might do as the peninsula has a larger depth than the cube. If intensifying doesn't work, you might need a light with more spread. I shoot my pump to the front at an angle, slightly upwards, enough so that it doesn't move my sand. Hope that helps!

@@RGBAquatics Thanks, I will try some more ✨🙏🏻

While some turtle owners advocate for using only filtered or dechlorinated water without additional conditioners, the majority still use water conditioners such as Tetrafauna Aquasafe for turtles. While there are talks about potentially long-term issues, I believe it's up to the owner. Also, it depends on how sensitive your turtles are. It's essential to maintain appropriate temperatures and lighting conditions which you've already begun addressing with adjustments, but if you want to fully care for your turtles, based on their sensitivity and if you don't mind the extra work, I say go with the non-dechlorinate additive route. I personally keep saltwater reef tanks as well, so I already have a RO and RODI under my sinks and I apply them to each tank accordingly. Also, if you don't want to wait 4 hours to acclimate the temperature, collect the RO water and time it (mine takes about 1hr for a 5 gallon bucket) before you go to sleep and leave it overnight. That way by morning it's the same as room temperature. Hope that helps, cheers~

Brilliant ideas and very helpful advice. Thank yoi so much. Our little guy looks so much better already. I never mind additional work if it is needed and in their best interest. 🤗 Thank you again.

@@colleenanne4032 No problem. Anything to help. Thank you.

@@colleenanne4032 Expanding on this topic, if you opt to use RO water for each water change, it's crucial to provide your turtles with additional calcium and essential nutrients. I typically coat their food in Repti calcium to ensure they receive adequate supplementation. While I primarily feed them pellets, I also incorporate mealworms, shrimp, snails, and other options into their diet. Remember, RO water lacks essential minerals that are beneficial for these turtles, so supplementation is necessary to maintain their health and well-being.

Thank you so much for this! Do you have a favorite reliable water test kit and necessary parameters for turtles? We have one for our goldfish. We have very hard water which the goldfish is fine with. But I am not sure about our stinkpot. I got an API water softener pillow but after a decade of his set up being the same I don't want to awing the other way and cause him issues.

Do you know their age or about how large are they? Have you gotten a larger tank for them yet?

There are some veggies they can have. In some forums and groups there are lists of safe and unsafe. I would love a vid on this though. Zucchini, cucumber and red leaf lettuce are all ok in moderation but our guy doesn't have any interest in them.

I just use a hang on back filter. Aquaclear 50. I do weekly water changes and monthly complete system clean so a hang on back seems much easier for me to clean.

@@RGBAquatics Thank You! Hopefully this one works

Check with another thermometer if your readings are correct. If indeed its constantly at 75, even at night and temperature isnt the issue, it could be due to respiratory issues. Possible respiratory infection which usually happens when it's cold, especially during winter.

@@RGBAquatics so it’s interesting, since this post he has been eating, temp stays at 75 and otherwise seems healthy. It seems that he likes to bask, I’ve purchased him about two weeks ago and I live in Arizona desert so it stays hot around this time.

No, this us not the flattened musk turtle. It's a regular stinkpot. 36"x15"x13"!

Agree, dont underestimate their climbing ability!

Does it eat when you're not around at least? If it doesn't even eat when you're not around you can try quarantining and adding Turtle Fix or a calcium block if he's showing any signs of sickness like bleeding in the nose, lethargy in its movement, etc. If sickness isn't the case then try giving it live food first, and see if the movement of mealworms or earthworms will catch its attention. Not eating is usually the case for new turtles and may take some time, but if it goes on long without success, you might have to take it to a vet.

Keeping fish with turtles is always a hit or miss. Also, if you are going to add fish, make sure not to fill the tank because there is a possibility that the turtle might drown as they aren't really great swimmers.

One of them (bucket silly) sunbathe quite often. Almost everyday, usually around noon when no one is around. The other one (Chloe) does it very, very rare. I believe their dark coloration absorb light even when they arent directly under the light.

​@@RGBAquatics Thank you I guess there's a huge myth arround this and musk. Another thing that can be important is the slight variation of them. Mine likes to hover near the light but it won't come out yes. Definitly we need more musk content ! looking forward to see more from you.

@@FranciscoTorres-lr6wc You're very welcome. Yes, definitely working on it. I'll post more soon

Thank you~

Thank you, good luck with them. They are extremely fun to have as pets

Yes~ for one stinkpot, a minimum of 20 gallon long should suffice. 40 Gallon, you can get two females or keep 1 male. Hope that helps~

I was wondering that too.

I change water weekly and do a full clean monthly. Try to use a tweezer to feed them directly. Also, try to run a pump, see if that helps. Stale spots makes water dirty

Thank you ~

Yes especially in the summer. I feel like most of the evap comes from when the filter let's out water. When I keep it flowing and clean it evaps a little less

Over filtering is always better than just following the bare minimum but with that said, since the tank is so shallow, the flow might push the sand aside a lot. Even though I just gave you a vague answer, i would still go with something bigger (me personally). Use driftwood or rocks to prevent the strong flow from creating a sand crater. I've seen many people feeding their turtles outside of the tank and that's actually a good way to keep the tank clean. Keep in mind though, they might not be accustomed to you at first so they might just focus on running away. Give it some time and keep at it, should work fine.

They are both female actually. My daughter and son named them so I just let them have whatever name they gave them. I wouldn't put two males together at this size, or ever actually, but definitely avoid during maturity. I ordered them from Florida, can't remember where, but I was able to specifically pick the gender for the turtles.

@@RGBAquatics could you find out where you bought them

Debates are split on whether they need it or not. Some say they get enough from diet but I'm not a scientist so I dont risk it.

I ordered them from a reputable breeder in Florida, but I'm in New York. I didn't know it was illegal in Canada. I thought they are commonly found in some parts of Canada too.

@@RGBAquatics They're found in Ontario, Canada however the common (stinkpot) Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) "is currently listed as Special Concern under the Ontario Endangered Species Act, 2007 and Threatened under the federal Species at Risk Act". Therefore it is illegal to poach them from nature & it's also illegal to buy & sell them. There was an article a few years back about some guy from Windsor, Ontario who got hit with a fine (thousands of dollars) for smuggling turtles in his pants! LMAO.

@@johnterrance3075 oh wow lol that's crazy.

I'll try to remake this video soon. I'm uploading a new setup video tonight. Sorry about that, I'm still a learning video editor. Will keep note.

Thank you for the feedback, I'll improve on it when I upload more videos. Cheers~

@@RGBAquatics I found it refreshing. I come from a family of big mouths, so this is a nice change of pace.

@taramansion =D this is my old video but thank you

Oh wow that's incredible. Both of my female turtles musk on my hand whenever i pick them up lol. You're lucky to have such a cool turtle!

Does he try to bite?

@@JihadBunnydick , He only bit one person in three years. That was our older daughter who put her finger on his nose. She's 25 so it was her own fault.

I use a siphon to do regular water changes every week, siphoning gunk. Once a month I completely remove the driftwoods and stones for a major water change.

Usually it's a behavior in response to being startled. I'm guessing your turtle feels comfortable lol. Crazy how it made its way to your bed. There are stories of unique turtles showing behaviors you normally dont see, you're lucky.

Musk turtles in general rarely bask in the wild. Even when they do, they do it for a few seconds or minutes.

My musk turtle pulls herself out of the water every night to bask. I didn’t know she did this for years. She does it every night.

Try similar diet but maybe every other day. Add some high protein diet like fish, shrimp, crickets, worms, etc. I've seen some people give algae wafers for greens too

None so far, they've been together over a year (1 year and 1 month). Very rarely when it's time to eat, they mistake each others foot as food and bite in the wrong areas, but it's never on purpose. If there is any aggression, I have tanks to separate them but they seem to like each other's company.