how to divided or section off tank

**tacks** · 07-08-2012, 11:35 PM

Hi I have a tank 48x24x30. I would like too put a divider in here for awhile. Any ideas of how to do this? thanks Ed

PlantedRich · 07-08-2012, 11:46 PM

Need some more info on what you mean by divided. To stop fish and what size or to stop water flow? For dividers for fish I use light diffuser panels (eggcrate?) cut to fit. For small fish like fry, I wrap the eggcrate in wedding veil type net from the fabric section. These I just wedge in as they are temporary. For longer and watertight, it will require more work. Styrene sheet with silicone to hold it.

**tacks** · 07-08-2012, 11:54 PM

I want to do it for fish. thanks Ed

DishyFishy · 07-09-2012, 12:03 AM

You could get acrylic sheet from Lowe's and cut it to fit.

PlantedRich · 07-09-2012, 12:41 AM

For fish , I like the eggcrate with a cover. It lets all the water through so the tank stays stable with just the normal filter. I found I also use it a lot for catching fish. I have African cichlids who love rocks and are mouthbrooders. This means I have a lot of rock to move to catch them. I set the tanks up with an open space near the middle and when ready to catch fish, I wedge the divider in the middle and remove the rock from the side where the holding female is hiding. With draining down some water, it makes catching much easier than if I unload the whole tank. I have my wife sew up an envelope of the net over the diffuser panel. For fish like angelfish, I just place the screen and leave it until the eggs hatch and the fry are ready to be siphoned off. It keeps the catfish off them.

DishyFishy · 07-09-2012, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PlantedRich

I like the eggcrate with a cover. It lets all the water through so the tank stays stable with just the normal filter

Didn't think about that. +1!

PlantedRich · 07-09-2012, 02:29 PM

I found the commercial tank dividers were so sloppy and limp that I could not depend on them to keep small fry from siding past the sides or someway winding up on the wrong side so I had to do something DIY. I have my wife leave a good amount of extra when she sews the sides and that gives me material to fold and tuck in at the sides. Since the wedding veil (tulle?) is so cheap and comes in so many different sizes and patterns of holes, it leaves it open to you to decide what size you want to screen out. Something like a $1+ a yard but a long is often 36 X 60 wide!

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tacks Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: delray bch. fla. Usa Posts: 103	how to divided or section off tank Hi I have a tank 48x24x30. I would like too put a divider in here for awhile. Any ideas of how to do this? thanks Ed

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07-08-2012, 11:46 PM	#2
PlantedRich Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pflugerville, Tx Posts: 1,513	Need some more info on what you mean by divided. To stop fish and what size or to stop water flow? For dividers for fish I use light diffuser panels (eggcrate?) cut to fit. For small fish like fry, I wrap the eggcrate in wedding veil type net from the fabric section. These I just wedge in as they are temporary. For longer and watertight, it will require more work. Styrene sheet with silicone to hold it.

07-08-2012, 11:54 PM	#3
tacks Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: delray bch. fla. Usa Posts: 103	I want to do it for fish. thanks Ed

07-09-2012, 12:03 AM	#4
DishyFishy Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SC Posts: 471	You could get acrylic sheet from Lowe's and cut it to fit.

07-09-2012, 12:41 AM	#5
PlantedRich Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pflugerville, Tx Posts: 1,513	For fish , I like the eggcrate with a cover. It lets all the water through so the tank stays stable with just the normal filter. I found I also use it a lot for catching fish. I have African cichlids who love rocks and are mouthbrooders. This means I have a lot of rock to move to catch them. I set the tanks up with an open space near the middle and when ready to catch fish, I wedge the divider in the middle and remove the rock from the side where the holding female is hiding. With draining down some water, it makes catching much easier than if I unload the whole tank. I have my wife sew up an envelope of the net over the diffuser panel. For fish like angelfish, I just place the screen and leave it until the eggs hatch and the fry are ready to be siphoned off. It keeps the catfish off them.

07-09-2012, 02:29 PM	#7
PlantedRich Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pflugerville, Tx Posts: 1,513	I found the commercial tank dividers were so sloppy and limp that I could not depend on them to keep small fry from siding past the sides or someway winding up on the wrong side so I had to do something DIY. I have my wife leave a good amount of extra when she sews the sides and that gives me material to fold and tuck in at the sides. Since the wedding veil (tulle?) is so cheap and comes in so many different sizes and patterns of holes, it leaves it open to you to decide what size you want to screen out. Something like a $1+ a yard but a long is often 36 X 60 wide!