New Giant Tank for Tiny Turtle

So I had Speedi the turtle in a 5 gallon tank and then learned turtles should have 10 gallons per inch. Well Speedi is 1.5 inches so I needed a bigger tank. I found this on Craigslist for $70 which included the filter, heater, lamp, bubble blower, large rock and decorations. I bought the turtle dock, and already had the other decorations. This tank was way bigger than I thought it was since the Craigslist lady said 30 gallons. When I got the thing home and put in the dimensions on the turtle tank calculator, It said it was 48 gallons. Speedi was a bit shocked at first but now he loves it. He often latches on to one of the fake plants and floats at the surface. He also likes to latch on to the Parthenon with his back claws and sleep. The lamp is a UVB light. I read somewhere that they need UVA and UVB so I want to buy a combination UVA, UVB, heat lamp if it exists.

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Pets & Animals

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• red
• ear
• slider
• turtle
• new
• tank
• 48
• gallons
• rocks
• bubbles
• speedi
• glass
• setup

[alienkittens]

Turns out Speedi is a girl!

[alienkittens]

Red Ear Slider.

[mrb3n]

Yes there is an all in one bulb. Its the best thing for turtles & better for your electric bill too! Its called a self ballasted mercury vapour bulb. But ignore the fancy name, Theres Mega-Ray, PowerSun, T-rex, Flukers & ExoTerra's Solar Glo. They are the mercury vapour bulbs you should be looking for. They all give out the highest levels of UVA, UVB (far more than the compact bulbs or fluorescent tubes) & also give heat too! Perfection. Do some research on the net. You'll see. :-)

[crazykyle401]

put some lights and take a vid of the whole tank but wat turtle do you have?