Building outside turtle pond

[fshfanatic]

15' X 15' X 36" is roughly 5042 gallons of water. L X W X D = Cubic feet X 7.47 = Gallons

 

[nickolbag]

15' X 15' X 36" is roughly 5042 gallons of water. L X W X D = Cubic feet X 7.47 = Gallons

I dont think I will go 36" all the way around, deep in one end and shallower in another. I was even thinking of making one corner a beach type area that the turtles can walk out easily to bask. I bet the average depth will only be half that. Still, I'm probably looking at 2k gallons easily.

So given those dimensions and volume, will that be enough room for 3 turtles to get along?

 

[spencerguy1]

as long as theirs alot of hiding spots.

 

[nickolbag]

What should I do for hiding spots?

 

[fshfanatic]

I would make an island in the middle some where where they can bask.. Maybe a floating log or something as well. Hiding places for a full grown slider is almost funny.. What could you use to hide a 14" turtle?

Space for them to avoid each other is your hiding spots..

 

[Khemul]

Space for them to avoid each other is your hiding spots..

^ agreed.
It isn't like fish where the attitude is "if I can see it it must go away!". As long as the turtles get their own personal space and don't feel crowded they should be perfectly fine.

 

[fshfanatic]

^ agreed.
It isn't like fish where the attitude is "if I can see it it must go away!". As long as the turtles get their own personal space and don't feel crowded they should be perfectly fine.

Unless one is an Apex Predator.. LOL

 

[nickolbag]

Any ideas on where I can get a good pond pump/filter?

 

[Ozymandias]

not sure about buying one but you can easily make them also look into a bog filtration if you do this