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Just put a piece of white PVC with some holes over the heater.

My terrapin on his easy chair chillaxin.

Just use a magnetic glass cleaner.

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I still keep turtles. A pair of southern map, a painted, and a diamondback terrapin. My first turtles were red ear sliders. Had them in the 180 with a pair of 10 year old oscars. Mine were mellow, and the oscars would bite the edge of their shell and push them around the tank till they dropped...

That was 1988. The gator is long gone. Yes he outgrew the tank, was put in an indoor pond till he was about 5', then traded to a gator farm in Florida for another baby. Did that 2 times over the years. The farm got Gators used to being handled for their shows, so they were happy. I got tired of...

Only thing I'd disagree with is potential size. 8" is the common Max if raised properly. I've seen a lot bigger.

Thanks! Yeah, tons of work. The stingray was the easiest fish I had! Toss some shrimp or fish in every 2-3 days. He was in a 220, but needed bigger. The reef was an hour and a half every couple days, the octopus would only eat live crabs or shrimp, the moray had to be fed with a stick. Every day...

King of the tank today.

There was a huge serpent star too. He was about 18"

Unfortunately, my video and other pics got ruined over the years.

Meanwhile, across the room....

Unfortunately I couldn't deal with the constant red algae, so I went freshwater. 1988

the city secretly put additive in water to coat pipes because of lead. It was a phosphate and since this was before ro, it killed my reef. This was my next try.

180 gal reef tank in 1979

I'd like to say it kept me off the streets, but it didn't. Lost a few girlfriends too. Heard the "you pay more attention to those fish than to me!" speech a few times. :D

Where's the "old fish tank photo" section ? :confused:. ;)

Hans is the best! Start with quality discus and you won't be sorry. A little more $$$, but a lot less problems.

You can try freeze dried river shrimp or krill to get them started, but yeah, 2" or 3" deep.

A diamondback terrapin is brackish.

Glue this to the inside, seal the edges with silicone. Mine has lasted 40 years with just two 2" holes on top for vents. Coroplast 48 in. x 96 in. x 0.157 in. White Corrugated Plastic Sheet-CP4896S - The Home Depot

If the sun is hitting the front of the tank, you'll still be cleaning the glass a lot, even with uv.

I like to use rigid foam board insulation. A lot firmer than styrofoam, but soft enough to absorb gaps. Paint the edge black and you won't know it's there. Plywood would work too, but a little more work. You might not need to do anything, but for peace of mind.

Thanks for the Welcomes! Back in the good ole days, my best bud owned a pet shop and I would go with him to the distributors once a week. We would come back with a van full of boxes. I could buy anything I wanted at cost. He would also order anything I wanted for cost including tanks. He taught...

When you not only provide tank and fish for friends and family, but maintain them because you don't have room for more tanks.