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	homemade tank divider???
ladiejl Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 204 Votes: 23 Registered: 27-Feb-2003	Anyone know a good idea for a homemade tank divider for a ten gallon tank? I know you can buy them and I am but right now I need to know about how I may could make a homemade one???
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ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002	personally, I use the egg crate types of lighting covers for fluorescent ceiling lighting. But, for the price, I don't think it would be the best thing to buy one for just a small 10 gal tank. If you have more tanks that might use them, or you know someone that could use the rest of the egg crate, then it may be for you. Another thing though, the holes are somewhat large, so if you have very small fish, you may want to go ahead and purchase the ones made for the aquariums. _____________________________________________________________ There is always a bigger fish...
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heaven2 Mega Fish Posts: 1065 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Jun-2002	You can easily make a tank divider from plastic crafter's canvas and plastic binder spines that slip over a report cover. Cut the plastic canvas to size using scissors then slide the spines onto the edges to provide rigidity. Simply wedge the divider into place or add some suction cups to secure. For permanent installation, silicone the spines to the panes of the tank, let cure, slip canvas into place, refill tank et voila. Plastic eggcrate works great too, but smaller fish will swim right through - which may be a feature or a flaw, depending upon your desired outcome.
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keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Contact "Heidi" Huston I know Heidi has done it but I am not to sure of the tank size but if my memory serves me correctly this design can be used for many tank sizes it depends on the number of divisions the bigger the tank the more divisons. Have a look in [link=My Profile]http:// www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/profile.asp?userid=6741" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] for my tank info [link=Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tanks]http://photobucket.com/albums/b209/keithgh/Betta%20desktop%20tank/" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	You can use a piece of glass & hold it with 2 suckers on each side. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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crowntail Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 11 Votes: 3 Registered: 17-Nov-2005	is it for separating fry from the parents or just to seperate the tank?
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ladiejl Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 204 Votes: 23 Registered: 27-Feb-2003	just to seperate the tank
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Two Tanks Big Fish Posts: 449 Kudos: 328 Votes: 13 Registered: 02-Jun-2003	Plastic canvas works just fine with something to it rigid like the binder ends. Suction cups sometimes come loose, so you will need to check on them every now and then.
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jsparkman Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 101 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Sep-2003	Use pvc pipe with 4 "L" connections and use silicon sealant to glue vinly screen to it.
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