Tank divider ideas

[A Hill]

Here is what instantly came to mind. I think it should work fine for Dwarf crayfish.

http://www.swisstropicals.com/Poret%...er%20Foam.html

I've had a couple emails back and forth with Stephen and he is a great guy with a lot of knowledge. I would email him

Acrylic can be bought at Lowes and they'll cut it for you. I just got some for the top of my tanks. You can get a piece cut to the perfect size for less than the HMF but I think the HMF could be a better solution, the acrylic tends to look terrible over time in my opinion.

-Andrew

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[Natty]

Originally Posted by confuted

I know you already got mesh, but large sheets of plexiglass are cheap and easy to work with. I'd guess a piece large enough to divide a 75 gallon aquarium could be had for less than $10. You need a hot wire or something to get a really nice cut, but any hardware store should be willing to cut it to size for you for less than a dollar; otherwise, you can get decent results with a standard saw and a little time with sand paper to remove the melted plastic burrs.

You could drill some holes in it for filtration purposes, or just run two smaller filters, one on each side.

What store did you buy them at?

The ones I've seen are like $30-$100~ (size)

[A Hill]

Originally Posted by Natty

What store did you buy them at?

The ones I've seen are like $30-$100~ (size)

Lowes' largest size is like 3ft by 4ft or somesuch and thats only like $30, so yeah its do able.

-Andrew

[Kayakbabe]

I got a broken large sheet of plex at my local Home Depot. I only cared that the unbroken peice was large enought to cut a square panel out of to divide my 55 gallon. I think I paid like $3 for it. You might ask if they have some broken or scratched plexiglass or acrylic sheets. Once in the tank, the scratches will disappear, but to the store.. the scratchs mean they most likely can't sell it and will give you a deep discount.

[starsunmoon]

I am now playing with my plastic canvas, and trying to get the right size for a few of my larger tanks, the 2 sheets together with moss inbetween sounds like a great idea !! I will post pics when mine is done, so far, i have just made a moss side wall and a little pc of florring in my 45 sfrimp tank, any ideas on how to get the moss to grow faster <???LOL<> I am watching ir,m but thats not working ..lol, I have just added a diy co2 system with a 2 liter, seems to be blowing bubbles fine, hope that helps some growth in there, I dont want to harm my shrimp thow !!

[milalic]

Originally Posted by A Hill

Here is what instantly came to mind. I think it should work fine for Dwarf crayfish.

http://www.swisstropicals.com/Poret%...er%20Foam.html

I've had a couple emails back and forth with Stephen and he is a great guy with a lot of knowledge. I would email him

Acrylic can be bought at Lowes and they'll cut it for you. I just got some for the top of my tanks. You can get a piece cut to the perfect size for less than the HMF but I think the HMF could be a better solution, the acrylic tends to look terrible over time in my opinion.

-Andrew

I would like to use this idea. Can you send me some of your second sheet?

[A Hill]

Originally Posted by milalic

I would like to use this idea. Can you send me some of your second sheet?

PM me. If we can split the cost so its like $30 or so each way that could work, unless you're in a hurry.

-Andrew

[Craigthor]

egg crate/ light diffuser makes a great divider as already mentioned for smaller creatures...

Craig

[A Hill]

Originally Posted by Craigthor

egg crate/ light diffuser makes a great divider as already mentioned for smaller creatures...

Craig

I'm not sure if you followed the link above. My thought on the matter is if you can kill two birds with one stone in this type of tank its even better!

Filter doubles as tank divider works for me!

-Andrew