Will this handle 18g of water with turtles? I've tried several filters and I'm soooo tired of smelly turtles! It's cheap, what's the catch??
1422550
I have come to believe that this Sunsun is a sleeper. It appears that these are rebranded JBJ Reactors. At the very least theya re made by the same company. And JBJ Reactors are not cheap.
1422551
Yes it should. This filter is very sufficient in how it filters water hourly...there isn't a catch when you're buying online. This is a great deal.
1422552
its a great filter im using it on a 110g and its clean and fresh. no catch.
2205706
There are cheap filters, but bio spheres, carbon, and or anything else you would use, you would need to get yourself. I recommend this filter though. I have it on a 56 gallon and works great. Worth the money compared to more expensive ones I have used.
30721
If you have to ask this question, you shouldn't be getting and turtle!Turtles require special lighting, powerful filtration, proper heating, and a low tank of no less then 60gl if you want your turtle to thrive.
196367
i thought this can only filter 25 gallons? I'll have to go back to my manual to verify. 265 gallons seems like way too much. even my bad ass water filters on my fishtank can't do that many gallons.
839786
I just got the 406 on my 20 gallon with one young red eared slider. Turtles have so much waste they recommend taking your amount of gallons of water you are using and multiplying it by 3 to figure what size filter you should use. I went a little bigger then I needed to. I could have went with a 306, but I figured I would be upgrade the take size as the turtle grows. The water flow fully open was a little strong, so I have is about half way and turned toward the side glass. When it was fully opened if was kinda like watching the turtle swim on a treadmill!
512425
Yes this is a great filter I use it in a 5 gallon tank that has a saltwater frog fish that is the size of a apple and he eats live feeder fish and the water stays clear I have had this filter for about a year and it is very quite. I would buy this filter again good luck
1137037
No, the filter is to small and does not hold benificial bacteria well, you will always have high nitrate and ammonia levels, if your going to use that kind of filter, but a Marine land 350 or 400 bio wheel filter, your fish will thank you, see ya ;-)
314274
No because a 15 gal canister will require once a week cleaning for active turtles. I suggest a larger gal canister in order to decrease the frequency of cleaning.
729781
The flow rate is very low. I'm not a turtle-person, but I seem to remember that turtles are quite messy. This filter will certainly not be too fast - but it may not be fast enough.
768680
I have one for my 20 gallon regular tank with three small turtles. I would recommend it for a heavily stocked 20 gallon.
890609
I also use the C4 as an additional filter on a 60 gallon tank. You don't say what level of water you keep in your 50 with your turtles. I don't think you could rely on this filter to siphon properly unless your tank is full, and pretty sure it wouldn't be enough to keep it clean unless your turtles are quite small. My biggest complaint is that mine doesn't restart reliably after a power outage. I usually have to reach in and manually unstick the impeller.
768678
Personally, I don't think this filter is to big for your tank. It will filter 185 gallons per hour as per the literature. You can always go with something smaller, if its more economical. I have the 1200 model which is being run on my 110 gallons tank. Your filter and mine only have one tube which is sucking the dirt from the tank, and one tube that puts back clean water. From my experience, I could probably run 3 of the 1200 filters on my tank with no ill effects. I don't see any problem with your selection. Hope this helps you.
2215098
i use this filter on my 10 gal tank with greate results.very crystal clear water filtering system the filters are large but they do a greate job.i have 3 and realy love the job they do.i hope this helps you
13406
I have filter pad on bottom then carbon then bio. Bet useing it like this for months. Now I have it on a 55 gal and still have crystal clear water with 4 turtles.
828318
I would suggest trying just the Aquatop and see how much it circulates first. You may be surprised. It really moves a lot of water. I have it on a 120 gallon tank and wouldn't use any thing more unless I was doing a salt water set-up and wanted a wave maker. Even then it is more than adequate. Remember this, canister filters filter more water by design that H.O.B filters do.
1638967
You might be able to use it. That size turtle is a little big for that size tank. I use two of these filters both in the corners and it works fine. You could try one and see how it goes. If needed, get the second one. Personally, I don't change the filters as often as they recommend and I've been using this system for probably at least 6 years.
508951
We have had great luck with the ApI Filstart xp - m. My 13 year old was able to set it up and manages it. Every couple of months we wash out the filters so far. It's very quiet except for the water return but you can just take the nozzle off and then its super quiet. Our turtle hated the noise kept trying to knock the return off but quit after we took off the nozzle and made it quiet. It probably doesn't aerate as much but it doesn't seem to matter for us. Very clean water