Red Eared Slider 40 gal. Breeder

[Rkash]

I am about to purchase a 40 gallon breeder for my male red eared slider. What is the best and reasonably priced canister filter? I've been researching for awhile and can't figure out which one I want to purchase. Eheim's I've heard are the cream of the crop, but are a little too pricey. Thoughts, suggestions, comments, concerns! All of your help would be beneficial!

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I have a rena xp2 and xp3 I really like them and have never had a problem. So ive never even tryed something else

 

[Rkash]

Do you have both of them on one tank? How big is your tank?

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Do you have both of them on one tank? How big is your tank?

I have one running on a 180 and I have the other on a 29 gallon sump that I don't run all the time. But I have a couple catfish 40-50 african Cichlids and a turtle

 

[Freakgecko91]

Just remember that red ears require much more room than a 40 breeder as adults, much closer to 100 gallons to me happy and healthy. As for filtration, you always want to try and have a filter(s) rated for DOUBLE what the tank is, if not triple. Turtles are notoriously messy and therefore need a large filter to handle their waste

 

[asberry2]

I use a rena xp2 on my 40g red eared slider tank...it works great