November 2024
Tue
19
Basking area is 96 degrees! Perfect! Removed most of the water to try and improve water quality. Turtles are fat and healthy with no visible signs of shell rot.
Dosed 5 ml of Seachem PRIME
Changed 10 Gallons of water
  100%
Measured Temperature at 74.2 F
Measured TDS at 637 ppm
Measured Nitrate at 300 ppm
Measured pH at 7.0 pH
Measured KH at 125 ppm
Measured Nitrite at 0.00 ppm
October 2024
Tue
22
Changed 5 Gallons of water
  50%
Basking area temperature is a little too high 116 degrees. Moving lamps a little higher.
Food around canister filter intake already discussed.
Turtles appear fat and happy.
Measured Temperature at 76.5 F
Measured TDS at 842 ppm
Measured Nitrate at 300 ppm
Measured pH at 7.0 pH
Measured KH at 125 ppm
Measured Nitrite at 0.00 ppm
September 2024
Tue
24
Changed 10 Gallons of water
  50%
Dosed 5 ml of Seachem PRIME
Setup new canister filter. Moved all biological media into new canister filter.
Too much food found in aquarium. Only feed what they eat per feeding. No “Drive By” feedings. This could impact turtles health. Almost had to drain the aquarium to get all the detritus out.
Doing my best to continue to clean hard water marks.
Old filter is outside, along side the house.
Measured Nitrite at 0.00 ppm
Measured Temperature at 78.5 F
Measured TDS at 2000 ppm
Measured Nitrate at 300 ppm
Measured pH at 6.5 pH
Measured KH at 100 ppm
August 2024
Wed
14
Hard to clean hard water safely with turtles. I may have more time next visit to try and razor it.
Detritus will clear up with continued servicing.
Dosed 5 ml of Seachem PRIME
Changed 5 Gallons of water
  0%
Measured Temperature at 80.9 F
Measured KH at 100 ppm
Measured pH at 7.0 pH
Measured Nitrate at 200 ppm
Measured TDS at 150 ppm
Installed Seachem Prime
Additive by Seachem
 
Added Mississippi Map Turtle