Hello,

My children have just received baby water turtles as a gift, we have two and they are very small we currently have a 20 Gallon Fish tank but plan to purchase a 100 gallon in the next 6-7 months. However i always seem to have a hard time keeping the tank clean. We recently changed from a regular power filter that came with the tank.

The water went from dark brownish green to cloudy, but much much clearer. What can i do to keep the water as crystal clear and as healthy as i can for the turtles. also whats better the micron filters or the carbon activated filters.

Thanks for your help

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I have had oral thrush for 2 days now. It is at ealy stage but enough to drive me nuts, cause alot of pain, and make it difficult to eat or drink anything. It’s on my tongue and back of my throat. I’m going to the doctor tomorrow. Was hoping that someone might know of a natural cure for oral thrush. I started taking Acidophilus pills this morning when I realized what I had, been eating yogurt, gargling and rinsing with salt water. So I have 2 questions: Does anyone know of a natural cure for this thing? Does anyone know how long after getting treatment if needed, would the oral thrush go away? I have 3 more days of this antibiotic which is causing the oral thrush. Thanks for your help.

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I think I’m going to take my fish (saltwater) home for my thanksgiving break. its 9 days. The ride is about 2 and a half hours without traffic. Never know how chicago traffic is gunna be so maybe tack on sometime to be safe. The man at the aquatics store i get my fish from said i would need to get some buckets and put the water in there and the fish in there and than bring the tank (with only enough water in it to keep the rocks wet) cuz if I leave the water in the tank he said it would crack. I have a 20 gallon by the way. So i would bring the tank and than a bin or bucket or 2 of the water. and than the stuff i need for them. One of the questions i have is how long can they last without the filtration system running? and another question is, if i bought a decent size one of these

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would they be able to live if i put the filter in there? or maybe just for them to travel in. I was just wondering that because it was just an idea so I wouldnt have to bring the whole tank. I dont think it would work but I just wanted to know. Will it put too much stress on the fish to move them?

If you guys had to transfer your fish, how would you do it? Should i do it the way i explained? And finally, will transfering them do anything to the chemical balances of the water? like the ph or anything that the cycle i had to wait for did to the water?

thanks for your help!

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