looking for a way to divide tanks

[superclown]

I know I can easily go out and purchase a tank divider at petsmart but I am looking for something that's blue in color. I had thoughts of taking a piece of blue construction paper cut to size and sandwich between 1/8 thick glass but I don't have a way to cut out overflows from glass I have considered using acrylic but was concerned with this as glass and acrylic have different exspansion rates and I didn't want to blow out the tank and I don't trust painting the divider if its going to be in water. Any ideas?

 

[spike]

How big of a tank? I use a needle point guide sheet I bought from Michaels. It is plastic with small holes and comes in sheets about 10 x 12. Then to hold to side of tank I use the plastic paper holders that come with clear plastic report kits (office max). The holes are too small for good water flow so I made some holes larger with a utility knife. I think I have $8.00 invested on 4 dividers.

 

[ichthyoid]

You can cut eggcrate easily, if all you want is to keep fish segregated.

 

[gnashty]

I think this is for a breeding system? and the blue helps you see whats in the tank? but you want to share the flow between the 2 sides?

cant help ya, just asking questions so maybe someone else can.

 

[superclown]

I can't use any of that stuff because I dont want the fish looking at the other fish on the other side

 

[markl]

Here's how I would divide a 20 gallon long tank. Fist go to lowes and get piece of clear acrylic the thicker the better. Next go to homedepot or walmart and by blue Krylon fusion spray paint.Yes it works just fine under water. Next measure the acrylic to fit almost but not snug for the divider.The last part is to take some 1/4" air hose hose .The type you would use on dripping new fish . Cut two pieces the same tallness as the acrylic you cut.Then take a razor blade cut a slit all the way down each piece of tubing. the tubing will now snap to the sides of acrylic making it where water want o pass between acrylic ang glass. You can drill hole in acrylic to make water pass through if needed.:yes:

 

[superclown]

Not a bad idea I may try that

 

[ichthyoid]

You might try this-

"a needle point guide sheet I bought from Michaels"

attached to one, or both, sides of a piece of eggcrate. It would give you opacity (paint if desired) and water flow through it. Zip ties, fishing line, glue would all work for attaching, I imagine.

 

[superclown]

ichthyoid;596222 wrote: You might try this-

"a needle point guide sheet I bought from Michaels"

attached to one, or both, sides of a piece of eggcrate. It would give you opacity (paint if desired) and water flow through it. Zip ties, fishing line, glue would all work for attaching, I imagine.

Lol musts missed the post of wanting it not see thru

 

[ichthyoid]

ichthyoid;596222 wrote: You might try this-

"a needle point guide sheet I bought from Michaels"

attached to one, or both, sides of a piece of eggcrate. It would give you opacity <u>(paint if desired</u>) and water flow through it. Zip ties, fishing line, glue would all work for attaching, I imagine.

That is precisely why I mentioned pieces on both sides and painting it.

It was just an idea.

I just thought if I was doing this, water circulation between the both sides would be mandatory. It may even trump the 'no peek' requirement.

Otherwise, I would just set up a separate tank and plumb it into the sump. You could then put a piece of opaque board between the two so they can't see each other.

 

[markl]

ichthyoid;596222 wrote: You might try this-

"a needle point guide sheet I bought from Michaels"

attached to one, or both, sides of a piece of eggcrate. It would give you opacity (paint if desired) and water flow through it. Zip ties, fishing line, glue would all work for attaching, I imagine.

Sounds like a good way to breed hair algae.

 

[morganatlanta]

You can order blue acrylic from TAP Plastics already cut to size in 1/8" increments. An 18x24" sheet runs around $18.

 

[ichthyoid]

There you go. A turf scrubber+divider the fish can't see through.

 

[morganatlanta]

I wouldn't worry about the expansion rates, but the air hose trick would take care of that anyway.

 

[markl]

ichthyoid;596304 wrote: there you go. A turf scrubber+divider the fish can't see through.

lol