Reddit reviews Fluval Canister Filter, FX6 Filter (400 Gal)
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Multi-Stage Filter that produces healthy aquarium water, freshwater or marine aquariumsFeatures Smart Pump Technology for optimal filter performance, efficiency and managementSelf-starting filter-just add water and plug in. Head height (maximum): 3.3 m (10.8 feet)For aquariums up to 400 gallons
The Ninja Turtles were mutated from Red-eared Sliders and in the 7 years I took care of one the smell was usually not from the Turtle but from the tank. In the begining I used pellets, and let me tell you DONT use pellets with aquatic turtles because that shit gets nasty. One of the worst smells ive ever had to deal with. If you maintain it correctly the smell is not that bad.
Feed them dark greens and don't let the leftovers just float around, scoop them out. It also helps to have a pump/filter that would be overkill for the size of the tank you have your turtle in.
Mine was in a 100gal tank and I had this monster pump/filter in it which was so good I onlu needed to clean the whole thing once every few months vs every few weeks. If you are going to keep an aquatic turtle indoors its expensive and takes ALOT of patience to learn the dos and donts. And in the end, they are not great pets, they don't care about you until you bring them food.
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If you have 3k to spend on a game you probably aren't worrying about money. It's a recreational expense, like buying a stupidly expensive kayak or fitting all your aquariums (no, nobody just has one) with $300 canisters. People with extra money do spend on their hobbies, and gaming is a hobby.
SunSun is the best value for money, but the Fluval FX5 or FX6 is probably the best turtle filter on the market. Keep an eye on Craigslist and you may find a used one for a much more reasonable price than new. The best trick (and the trick I used) is to find someone selling a tank with everything included, and then convince them to just sell you the filter.
Just going to mention the fx6 is only $1.33 more on amazon at the moment.
For filters I'd go with two Fluval FX6's or two SunSun HW-304B's. Either of those will give you at least 8x overturn per hour. Or you could drill it and do a sump system.
The cheapest substrate would be sand from a local hardware store. My favorite so far is a pure white sand in 50 lb. white paper bags from Menards. Other people prefer black blasting sand, play sand, or pool sand. All work equally as well. As cichlids require hard water, you could use aragonite sand to help buffer the water, but a tank that size needs around 200 lbs. of sand and would get expensive quickly. There's also contractor's sand that is actually small pebbles. You can always go with the chunky gravel sold in pet stores. Or, if you're planting your tank, you could go with a dirted tank topped with sand or small gravel.
Throw in some cichlid stones, driftwood, or rocks to spruce up the decor a bit. Good luck!
whats your budget? with cichlids you usually want to over stock them so they dont single out one another. so you need more filtering than normal. depending on where this was going i would get a 55 and build it in to a sump. for a 180 gal you want 7-10 water changes an hour so so 1260-1800 GPH total filtering.
i have one of these on my 55 you could get 2 of them and use your current filter as well and be doing it decently. you could also look at getting a FX6 they are really highly rated.