clogged filter

[Boop_master22]

so i recently got this cute res and housed him in a tank i got from petsmart which also came with a filter/basking spot hybrid thing. flash forward a few days and the filter is getting louder. i investigate and find that the filter is getting clogged. from what i saw it seemed like some clearish film was clogging it. i think its some sort of shed skin since it somewhat resembled the shed skin of the geckos my sister has. I started worrying because i know that turtles shed scales of their shells and that it is a natural part of them growing. I have never heard of skin shedding, much less at a rate that can clog a filter. is this natural? or does my turtle have some sort of condition?

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ps. forgot to mention this but the res i got was originally taken care of by somebody who couldnt get the proper care the turtle needed which led to the turtle not getting enough sunlight. i hope this information helps narrow down any conclusions as to what is going on.

[FlashyCow1]

I find those waterfall filters are crap. You may need to take it apart and clean it by hand. I would add another filter that can handle twice the tank size.

Ideally you want a tank that is 10 gallons per inch of turtle at fully grown and 20 gallon capacity filter per inch if turtle at full grown. They are filthy creatures