Setting Up 110 Gallon Indoor Turtle Pond! *DIY*

I will be setting up this DIY 110-gallon indoor turtle pond for my turtles! It's about time as all my turtles have outgrown their old enclosures. I will be adding my red-eared slider, diamondback terrapins, and mud turtles! Don't forget to drop a like and hit that subscribe button for more. Thanks for watching :)
To make this pond:
110 Gallon Stock Tank • www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pro...
Fluval FX6 Canister Filter (up to 400 gallons!) • amzn.to/353EgLS
Heater • amzn.to/38c1f9P
Lamp Stand • amzn.to/3rPt1AF
Fluker's Clamp Lamp • amzn.to/3b5EF4C
Basking Bulb • amzn.to/2LhgIMM
UVB Bulb • amzn.to/3rMYlQt
Reptile Carpet (for basking platform) • amzn.to/3hERJiD
Cheap and safe sand! • www.acehardware.com/departmen...
Lily Pads • amzn.to/3ngZoF2
Bamboo • www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-4-...
Basking platform • 3/4 in. PVC pipe, 3/4 in. 90 degree, 3/4 in. T's
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[@annoyingbananana]

i wish there were see-through tubs with plexiglass on the side because i love looking into the sides of the tanks and seeing my turtles swim :)

[@TurtDu]

Same! But hey stock tubs are cheap haha

[@rosafunderburg9112]

“I am broke again” life of a turtle owner haha

[@TurtDu]

Definitely LOL

[@pauloruilopes5777]

you bet loool i have two ocadia sinensis xD

[@1acym460]

Hahahaha. *starts sobbing*

[@jocelync.2034]

So funny I’m dying inside love my turd tho

[@darnellparker8248]

I felt this bro especially after tank upgrades😂

[@TurtDu]

*IMPORTANT* since this video is getting traction, I figured I addressed something because I don’t want to be a bad influence. You guys might have saw that I added Stinky, my mud turtle, into the enclosure. It was only *temporary* (for a few hours) to allow me to setup his enclosure. You should NEVER put a mud/ musk turtle in an enclosure with deep water or with a lack of resting areas because they aren’t great swimmers and can drown! That’s all, thank you! :)

[@TurtDu]

@@Fishy_999 glad I can help :) and yea plants would be sick but they’re also expensive 🤣

[@rachaeljohnson9583]

Yay I was worried as soon as you added him glad he's ok 🥰

[@truthfactreality6814]

Make sure the rubber parts on filter inlets and outlets are submerged. They suck air in if they not

[@Bigjag296]

You remember the dimensions for the basking doc

[@Noike12]

Ur blowing up man ur gonna be bigger the turtle girl and dan the turtle man combined.

[@TurtDu]

Thanks dude! :D

[@everettbateman1662]

Yes!!!

[@tinasmith9236]

Love this design!! I hope I can sace up for the stuff and make one for my babes! Thanks for sharing your idea with us.

[@joeestes4958]

This design is awesome. Definitely going to try this. Thanks for the great video

[@maryndizazzo8366]

Thank you 🙏🏼 for your advice in treating my Turtle’s paw 20 years) with Povidine!! It’s working slowly but surely!! You are brilliant!!

[@cahuman443]

Awe..I can sympathize with the work involved just starting out. You did a great job on your design and set up. Thank you for the video⚘️✌️😎

[@lukmanjasya4431]

What a great setup! Cool man! So inspiring, I definitely do this for my turtle!

[@creepycobra4046]

Perfectly executed, amazing!

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a ton :D

[@FunFixYT]

Great tub thanks for the ensparation

[@neemad]

Cool setup! Lots of cool turtles. Hopefully they all get along and can stay together.

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a lot! :D

[@molitorsk]

You are very smart and an awesome turtle owner.

[@andrewdang4353]

the plant behind the tub and the bamboo was a nice touch 👌

[@TurtDu]

Thanks man! :D the pond would’ve definitely been plain looking without it

[@ladyphillips5065]

I love the platform! Great design

[@amberm5998]

That is an awesome basking platform! Nice set up!!

[@LuisGarcia-sj6lu]

Nice job original turtle habitat

[@CyberJezzus]

I got that pump. Works great, but that 1 rubber gasket at the top is a pain. The drain at the bottom works great, I bought longer hose for it and it drains just down the sink. I got a water proof vacuum. After the drain if you vacuum the drain line, it empties the filter container and the water in the in/out lines, making it light enough to move. Your dad rocks.

[@TurtDu]

thanks for the tip! and that sounds very helpful, will definitely look into buying a longer hose for it

[@alexapearsall4561]

This is amazing!

[@christainlopez965]

Right now I'm raising enough money to make a turtle tank and plan to buy more turtles in the future and watch your video for more information. : )

[@christopherlopez7718]

Haha like the idea

[@brandondicenso318]

Nice! I'm going to do this dock on a 125g acrylic for my red ear slidrr

[@alyannaquismundo7666]

i just watched most of your videos in one sitting, how has your channel not blown up yet?! keep up the great work!

[@TurtDu]

Means a lot! :D

[@24.07x]

sooo creative !!

[@zafran3582]

Nice video... Nice pond.. The turtle gonna be so happy in their new pond

[@TurtDu]

I appreciate it man! Means a lot

[@deepikaraj5275]

Turtle pond is really nice.

[@lulutravels5914]

😱 i like. I do have a red eared slider. Thanks for sharing!

[@TurtDu]

thanks for watching! :D

[@isabellapicha1038]

Canister filters..are really nice when they are working. It always takes me an hour and plus some just to get it started, and I set it up every year when my koi need to come inside for winter. 👺 always fun setting those up…

[@jennifersykes2137]

Good 4 you .you did a really nice job and that platform came out very nice i 💘 it ty for making this video i got alot of ideas for my pond basking area

[@monsta2john198]

Amazing tank brotha!!!

[@TurtDu]

Thanks bro 😄

[@wendylin6018]

I’m hoping to make one in the future! Amazing tank, ur turtles probably love it!

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a ton! Best of luck whenever you make it :D

[@jcsdesign]

Nice job brother! You've come a long way from your smaller tank. This is a nice welcome upgrade for your 4 turtles. Your next upgrade would be to build a plywood surrounding the pond so they have a piece of land with sand/soil to walk on. That would be the ultimate set up. Good choice on the FX6 filter. That's probably the best item you bought. Where do you live and why does it look so warm for winter? What's the temperature of your garage? Keep us posted on how they are doing and what your thoughts are on the filter in your next video.

[@TurtDu]

Thanks Jeff! And I live in Cali so it’s pretty warm here. It does get pretty cold here but I have a really strong heater I guess that’s able to heat up the water strongly. And yea I been looking into building a pond where I have plywood surrounding it 😃 most likely will do that for Tim my red eared slider but for now he’ll be with the diamondbacks

[@sandIT-ion]

@@TurtDu i live in SoCal. You should think about selling those custom basking set ups. I have 150G Rubbermaid tub for my 1 RES and I’d never be able to re-create what you did 🤪

[@fjkhamdan]

Good stuff man. keep grinding

[@TurtDu]

Thanks for the support!

[@full_stance3066]

Love the pond 👍👍

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a ton! :D

[@macroandnatureworld-gdoremi]

A lot of work... congratulaions... 👍👍

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a ton!

[@groton5376]

awesome bro

[@ms2-157]

turtle island ? very nice !!! I'm going to make same island. Thank you 👍 (from Japan)

[@jessieruiz5964]

Looks great! I have a red slider in a small tank and want to do a bigger one, but not to sure how. Your video have given me some confidence to try! Thanks

[@pressurereptiles9697]

Haha “im broke again” I feel that on a spiritual level. I’m glad I inspired you bud, you took it a step above and it looks amazing!

[@TurtDu]

appreciate it man! im glad you made that basking platform video; otherwise, I wouldn't know what to do for my platform

[@Steve197201]

The basking platform and ramp even look like a turtle when it's positioned on the tub! 😀

[@TurtDu]

LOL I didn’t even think about that, it definitely does now that you mentioned it 🤣

[@Steve197201]

@@TurtDu I just found your channel, since I got two red eared sliders and I was looking for some good info. I love your setups, and you did a really nice job on this turtle pond! 🐢

[@stanelywilliams1392]

I'ma give the kid a A+ for his project!

[@boui.1]

wowow ive been looking for inspo on building a new turtle home thanks 😊👍🏾

[@TurtDu]

Thanks for watching! Glad I can inspire ya haha

[@OrionSound]

That looks like an escape artist's paradise

[@richeswithrennie]

This made me crack up 😂 Literally just today I had to catch my RES about to commit turtlecide 🙃 Somehow she managed to not only get high enough to escape halfway out of the tank, but she also somehow figured out how to unlock it and was strong enough to lift it 😅😅

[@christopherlopez7718]

Tomorrow I'm going to get the stuff for my new turtle mini pond and 120 gallon tude a wear and the 5 turtles I have

[@terryevans6908]

Wow Turt This Is A Dope Pond... Makes me want to make a mini pond😁

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a lot! And you can definitely do it :)

[@sandIT-ion]

This is genius!

[@PhamNguyenZ]

good design man... Im planning to do a basking platform for my turtle tank too

[@mastercommanderdragonsir679]

Nice build man your turtle is gonna be very happy with all that room! I use a stock tank for my RES turtle as well!

[@TurtDu]

thanks! :D and yea stock tanks are awesome

[@allanbruhn]

I shared this with my son he just got a stock tank himself for his red earned slider turtle 🐢 so I hope this helps him out because his tank started leaking. Thanks for the idea it should be very useful to him.

[@TurtDu]

glad I can help, tell your son I said goodluck setting up the tank! :)

[@Qu33t]

great ramp idea...im copying

[@dontecaldwell8318]

What is the tool you used to cut the eggcrate??, Asking because i want to make a diy eggcrate basking area.

[@lindashinsky8055]

Enjoy your videos as I am always learning about red eared sliders. We found one in our yard as a bAby …that was 4 yrs ago. If I could find the perfect home for our female “Lucky” I would as I need a much bigger tank for housing. Keep making your videos!! Thank you.

[@IckyEmporerfishing]

Your channel is so underrated and your tips are very helpul

[@TurtDu]

thanks man :D

[@IckyEmporerfishing]

@@TurtDu :D

[@mrdoom5062]

The Mexican music when he goes outside😂

[@ian5661]

Very good video, the turtles appreciate it and your subscribers too, very soon you will reach 1k of subscribers 👍

[@TurtDu]

thanks man! and hopefully we get there :) i appreciate the support

[@patrickmyers4293]

amazing videos keep it up

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a ton!

[@FlameTheTurtle]

That is dope man!!!!🔥🔥

[@TurtDu]

Thanks flame!! :D

[@FlameTheTurtle]

@@TurtDu 🔥😎

[@joemomss2164]

Firme Foo, looks good

[@TurtDu]

thanks! :D

[@mysticalmaniac2]

God i love this video!!!

[@teslacybertruck750]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing, I own two male red eared sliders, Ive been wanting to get a hold of a snapping turtle.. but they're illegal in California. 😔 anyway, I really loved that bamboo idea, Im gonna do it on my red tail catfish pond

[@sarasaquatics3756]

Love ❤️ the basking area and I think you should get colorful tetras

[@TurtDu]

thanks a ton :D and yea I definitely am looking into colorful fish to get hehe

[@sarasaquatics3756]

Ok cool 😆

[@pingmichael3106]

nice eheim heater , got one of those as well~~~ ( best aqua heater u can get on the market now )

[@travelprakruti8130]

I am gonna do it today

[@smackaroni]

Sweet basking dock. Could you post the specifics of its measurements?

[@lmpcgaming4379]

So basic,and i like it.

[@TurtDu]

Thanks! :D

[@tee_pierce6]

Great video I'm thinking of getting a 300 g 😀

[@christopherlopez7718]

Wow big tank hope you get to do what you want to do 😀

[@churvafriends6360]

I have my red ear slider too I enjoy your vlog🐢😊

[@TurtDu]

thanks for watching! :) glad you enjoyed

[@churvafriends6360]

@@TurtDu hope u watch my videos too😊

[@olaf3hunnid56]

niice, u seem like such a nice person

[@TurtDu]

thanks for watching bro! means a lot

[@pawa2511]

I’m going to do this for my big red eared slider, he’s gotten pretty big and my 75 gallon seems kinda small now ... I’m going for a tub now. my question is the heater. Do you just leave the heater roaming inside the water? It won’t melt the plastic?

[@TurtDu]

Yea I just leave the heater on pretty much 24/7 . It turns off whenever it reaches the desired temperature And it doesn’t melt the plastic because the tub is a really strong stock stank, I don’t even know what the material is, it’s like some kind of rubber rather than weak plastic

[@stephanieguilott6358]

I have the same set up but mine is the 300 gallon stock tank. As long as you have a cover for the heater it will work.

[@pekkle007]

Spray paint the PVC pipe either black or brown. Add some texture on top of the ramp. - Nice job, btw.

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a ton! ;D

[@haydenhau4889]

cool man pretty damn cool

[@TurtDu]

Thanks Hayden!

[@janettanke8919]

The rectangular black tub you moved the turtles from-what is that, please-how big, how much did it cost and where did you get it? Thanks!

[@truthfactreality6814]

You should spray the piping black with plasti dip

[@jamesbraunreuther7982]

Your set up is great but the turtles dont need a heater they just need uvb and a heat lamp . They are native to north American and can handle cold temps. your video did help with a lot of ideas though so keep up your platform

[@karenkajade4572]

How are you planning to clean that tank?

[@emmanelson7520]

I’m gonna build this

[@jlexoticbirds4134]

Where did you get the stand for the heatlamps? We're gonna need one very soon for our 150 gal stock tub lol

[@skhanvlogs]

waiting anxiously for my soft skin turtle that should arrive from karachi soon. just released my indian roofed tiny turtle in ravi river :)

[@TurtDu]

Soft shell turtles are awesome!

[@BasketBowlers]

I definitely want to replicate this set up for my RES. I will be setting this up in the loft upstairs, so I have some concerns on weight capacity. Have you had issues with your canister filter with the tank sitting on the cinder blocks?

[@Eddie-97]

Not sure if you went over this but how did you get the chlorine out from the tap water since that isn’t safe for them? Did you use any type of water conditioner

[@Meteortutors]

Fab, now do you have a turtle identification video?

[@AOnecookingTips]

Nic video brother🙏🇮🇳

[@derekg.2581]

Does the driftwood make your water tea color? I had Mopani wood and it made my turtles water tea like and took it out

[@TurtDu]

Yea it does haha, you have to boil it but it takes time I didn’t boil it and yea, the water is tea color lol I personally don’t mind

[@derekg.2581]

Cool thanks man awesome videos and you got amazing turtles!💯💯

[@ngocvan4910]

I'm planning on getting the exact same tub you have in this set up and was wondering if it's absolutely necessary to place those cinder blocks under the tub to give it extra height? I'm curious to know if I can get by without the extra step.

[@TurtDu]

It depends if you are using a canister filter or not, the only reason I did it was to increase the chance of the canister filter working. Canister filters are designed for aquariums where it is in a stand under the aquarium; so the gravity can help get the canister filter to work as there’s gravity to help it siphon etc. But with a stock tank like this, the canister filter will be side by side with it. I heard some people got it to work without the cinder blocks but I didn’t want to deal with the issue so I added cinder blocks to make it higher

[@ngocvan4910]

@@TurtDu Thank you so much for the in depth response. I do plan on using a canister filter so I'll probably end up adding the blocks because I don't want to deal with setting it all up just for it not to work properly. If you don't mind me asking another question, how many blocks did you end up using and what are the dimensions of the block?

[@TurtDu]

@@ngocvan4910 I think I ended up using 5 or 6 it’s been awhile so I forgot and also I don’t have the measurements for it but it’s the regular ones that you can find at Home Depot

[@ngocvan4910]

@@TurtDu Thank you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time to respond to my questions.

[@zerkz.]

What’s the filter called

[@terryevans6908]

Question what turtle can i add with my ybs

[@TurtDu]

Turtles don’t need friends and when put with other turtles, there may be aggressive behavior but if you are willing to take the chance, you can put him with another YBS or other slider turtles or painted Definitely don’t add a musk or mud

[@tee_pierce6]

How's your heater? Is it safe for rubbermaid stock tank? I just brought that

[@jocelync.2034]

Im sure it is.. the stock tank he got is thinner than a Rubbermaid. If in* doubt go to a turtle forum and ask

[@el__2handed]

I plan on buying the same stock tank at Tractor Supply. Was your diagram for the basking area precise? I might have to copy our set up exactly, haha. My local Petco has 50% off tanks, but it would still be more expensive for a 75-gallon tank versus a 110-gallon stock tank for $80.

[@TurtDu]

Yea go with the stock tank! Really cheap compared to tanks :) and honestly it was not precise at all lol. I didn’t have anyone to help me measure so it was me trying to estimate how long the pipes needed to be which was not a great idea at all. It definitely took a lot of trial and error but it was well worth it

[@TurtDu]

The measurements were bigger than they needed to be for the sides and stuff so I ended up having my dad to constantly trim off the pvp pipes haha. Best advice is to cut the pipes longer than it has to be just for room of trial and error rather than cutting it too short

[@greed1517]

How do you clean your tank and how to clean sand which is in aquarium bcz I want sand in aquarium so I am confuse how to do u remove poops from sand

[@TurtDu]

I use an aquarium siphon and it’s honestly pretty easy, when i siphon the water and stuff, the sand is too heavy or the siphon isn’t strong enough to pull the sand So the poop gets sucked up meanwhile the sand doesn’t

[@cps1017]

How is your turtle going to lay eggs when she reaches maturity? (Assuming your turtles are female) I heard that they lay eggs even without male turtles but they are infertile. My turtle pond design is similar to yours so I was wondering if you had any suggestions on what I should do when my turtle lays eggs.

[@freyamorales9179]

Can you make a video on how to clean this??

[@jonatan5768]

Watched this yesterday forgot to comment but I just wanna say I loved this vid would’ve liked if you explained a little more the things you used but over all great vid can’t wait for filtration vid and if u make it can u recommend filters I’m gonna buy a new one but I don’t know which one I should get

[@TurtDu]

Thanks man! And yea I would’ve love to explain a little more for the stuff too but I realized the video was too long so I cut most of it out haha and as for filtration, I can honestly tell you the basics and everything. What size is your tank? It’s recommended you get a filter rated at least 2-3x the size of your tank. So let’s say you have a 40 gallon tank. This means you need to get a filter that is got a 80-120 gallon tank. Other than that, you’re all set to go 👍🏻

[@jonatan5768]

@@TurtDu thanks man, I’ll keep that in mind love ur vids honesty can’t wait till you get more subs u deserve it ur really entertaining

[@TurtDu]

I appreciate it man, once we get to 1k I think I’ll be able to convince my mom to let me set up an awesome tank for my mud turtle 😎

[@jonatan5768]

@@TurtDu it will man trust, I’ll be waiting for the his tank 🐢

[@dannyhernandez1109]

Do you have humidity issues?

[@TurtDu]

Not really to be honest

[@TurtDu]

Happy new years everyone! Thanks for watching and what fish should I get for the pond?

[@tommyvo6910]

Guppies or Goldfishes!

[@TurtDu]

@@tommyvo6910 definitely might get guppies! i dont think goldfishes are safe to put with turtles unfortunately :(

[@killa-xe2me]

Koi fish or Oscar's and get some bottom feeders like snails or plecos

[@TurtDu]

@@killa-xe2me the turtles are definitely going to like the snails! :D

[@killa-xe2me]

@@TurtDu not to eat 🤣 I keep 2 snails with my baby sliders but my substrate is river rock so they camoflaouge they basically look like pretty rocks and they eat alge and eat turtle poop and left overs, some times they the turtle tries to eat the snails but it's funny cuz his jaw wont fit 😅

[@stevefulcher8031]

What kind of turtle is Ginger ?

[@muursnorthwestamexem8581]

Who made the music

[@lmpcgaming4379]

There is no light holder like this in my area,i can't even find in amazon

[@bueryaquett7519]

Nice video. What kind of turtle is Pepper? I love him

[@TurtDu]

He’s a northern diamondback terrapin :) ginger, the yellow one is also the same specie, just a different color

[@greed1517]

Faster than ray mak

[@TurtDu]

LOL hope you enjoyed the vid!

[@greed1517]

@@TurtDu yup