r/RedEaredSliderCare

This is my 16 yr old RES, Squirtle. I built her this basking platform in her tank a time ago, so I fill her tank about halfway, she has a canister filter and just recently her water has been green like this after a few days!
I’ve been changing the water/rinsing the filter media twice a week and adding algae fix so idk what gives.

Hello! I have used a few different filters. The TurtleClean40 deluxe filter was working great by my turtles kept moving the filter and eventually broke it :/ I also tried a internal filter but it wouldn’t keep the tank clean. Any affordable recommendations for a 20 gallon tank?

What is this white spots on my red eared slider? I just got my red eared slider 2 days ago and it has white spots on his shell(haven't tried brushing it). But it's eating and very active, I put it in a 15 gallon aquarium (with fishes) with a basking spot but he's not going up the spot since the day I got him. I just started to dry docking it atm and he's in the basking spot for almost an hour now.

Hello, this is my baby turtle Sprout. I’ve noticed the lines between his shell have gotten darker, and I’ve read conflicting things about it. Does it look like he has shell rot, or like he is just growing? I may have been feeding him more than I need too, he seems so hungry all of the time. Have I been feeding him too much and he is growing too fast? Any and all information is appreciated, as I’ve been researching for days and can’t seem to figure out which it could be. Please be kind and thank you!