I have a 40 gallon breeder tank with two red ear sliders in it.Can't keep tank clean with no smell gets green.

I have tried no sun light two fuval 4 plus filters its only 15 gallons of water.gets green and smelly in two weeks I clean filters every week.have a heater rocks on bottom .But when I go to a fish store there tanks are clean. I don't want to change water every other week but I can,t take the smell.Do I need more water or do I let it go the way it is .There has to be something I can do to slow down the process so that the water doesn't get smelly so fast or green.

I have a 40 gallon breeder tank with two red ear sliders in it.Can't keep tank clean with no smell gets green.
You need more water and more filtration. Also, there are various filter inserts to help with algae control, so you can look into those.





Foul-smelling water is not good for the turtles and it needs to be taken care of. I know it's a pain, but if you can't keep up with the care of the turtles, maybe you should give them to someone who can. They are a lot of work. Good luck!
Reply:If the water is getting green I've got a solution. We had horribly green water (I have pictures if you'd like to see how bad it was..email me!) and someone recommended a u/v sterilizer. After four days (55 gallon tank) we had crystal clear water and it has never been green again. We keep our lights on 15 hours a day (marine tank). The only catch is that they run about $100 but it saved SO much effort later on I think it's well worth it! Look on www.drsfosterandsmith.com for an 8 watt. You'll also need a powerhead or cannister filter to circulate the water. Powerheads run about $15 in most pet stores. If you want more info on setup or to see the pictures just drop me an email anytime. One other thing. Complete or over 20% water changes are horrible for an established fishtank. Avoid that at all costs!! You disturb the biological filter and end up causing yourself even more "biological blooms" in the end.


Hope this helps!
Reply:You should probably do a complete water change more often than after two weeks. RESes are filthy, and no amount of filtering can help after a while. Try a weekly change, that's what I had to do.
Reply:Do a 40% water change a week!



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