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The Truth About Aquarium Additives

Forrest Stowe

The Truth About Aquarium Additives
Have you ever tried doing research on water conditioners, algae controllers, or other aquarium water additives and found warnings that none of them are safe for your turtles? Read this to find out why they might not be so bad after all. 

Upgrade Your Water Change Game

Forrest Stowe

Upgrade Your Water Change Game

Adapt your water change approach updated 6/18/2023 If you have any formidable turtle aquarium larger than 20 gallons and also do not have a luxurious overflow system to help lessen the extent of manual maintenance, the name of the game becomes efficiency.  If you are spending over 20 minutes siphoning out tank water into buckets, it's time to explore more efficient methods.  In this article, I will cover two methods that are much easier than siphoning out into buckets and lugging them around.   Python Water Changer One method for making your water changes easier is to pick up a commercially...


Cuttlebone Guide

Forrest Stowe

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Cuttlebone Guide
Cuttlebone is a great calcium supplement for turtles and tortoises. It provides a great deal of enrichment for them.  Not only nutritionally, but also as something to interact with. Especially for aquatic turtles.