Pre filter

[Kirkie]

I've got a home made "tub" for my map turtles thats on the floor. I couldn't use a normal gravity fed external filter so had to build my own which is basically a big 25 litre tub with a tap, filled with foam and alfagrog and fed by a pump in the tub. I've been having problems with the pump clogging so yesterday I encased it in a small sandwich box sized plastic tub with holes drilled and filled with filter foam and now the water is prefiltered before going to the big bucket filter.*

The water this morning is crystal clear.

Pre filters are the future.

[Kirkie]

Next week...building a rain system for box turtles using some hose pipe, a pump and a bucket. Edge of your seat stuff...

[alley cat]

Originally Posted by Kirkie

Next week...building a rain system for box turtles using some hose pipe, a pump and a bucket. Edge of your seat stuff...

Ah, boys and their toys!

[Torterra]

Originally Posted by Kirkie

I've got a home made "tub" for my map turtles thats on the floor. I couldn't use a normal gravity fed external filter so had to build my own which is basically a big 25 litre tub with a tap, filled with foam and alfagrog and fed by a pump in the tub. I've been having problems with the pump clogging so yesterday I encased it in a small sandwich box sized plastic tub with holes drilled and filled with filter foam and now the water is prefiltered before going to the big bucket filter.*

The water this morning is crystal clear.

Pre filters are the future.

Great solution. I will have to do something similar once I finally change setup for my turtles.