Wow..I had a long message almost done and poof it was gone....Don't know what happened....:huh: So I'll try again.
Its a 125 gal.
I do have to agreee with tricksterpup on its not cheap or easy to care for a turtle. I got Vern as a gift from someone that had no idea what it took to make a good turtle mommy. All I had was the tank, so I had to buy a heat lamp, sun lamp(not cheap), another filter(also not cheap), and figure out what to use for a basking spot. Right now I am running 3 filters on his tank, 2 filters hanging on the tank and a heavy duty canister that sits on the floor and I still have to do water changes all the time. Also, I have to clean the bottom of the tank everytime he poops as they tend to like to eat it...yuk!!! Thats the main reason I have a bare bottom tank, another one is they sometimes eat the small rocks and then can't go potty.
Another thing to think about is the vet bills. Vern came to me with an ear infection, shell rot, and worms. The vet had to lance his ear and then I had to take him to the vet for 7 days in a row for a shot (yes, even on a Sun.) You don't even want to see that bill. For the shell rot, he had to be dry docked every day for a week with meds on his shell for 2 hours at a time. His shell will never be pretty anymore but its healing fine. Now we are working on his worms. Every 2 weeks he has to go into the vet to get meds. Have to do this 4 times which means 8 weeks total. Haven't got that bill yet...
Right now I am saving up for an above the tank basking area made out of plexi. I do have a baby pool so during the summer he can go outside and get some real sun time.