Guys -
I am looking to build a sturdy tank divider that is not hideous. It will be going into a 75 gallon tank and will be separate 2 piranha. My plan is to do the following:
- Purchase black acrylic and drill holes into it
- Leverage suction cups to hold the divider in place
The plan is to drill holes and use suction cups like in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BBqWhciP4
My questions are as follows:
1) How thick does the acrylic need to be?
2) What size holes and how many should I make? The piranhas are over 4in so the holes can be a bit bigger.
3) Really worried about maintaining proper flow. I am using a FX5 and hydor 1300 on the tank. Really curious to the answer for question 2 to help me determine how many holes I need to make.
Btw, I am using black acrylic because I am trying to limit how much the piranhas can see of each other in order to limit stress. For this reason I am in favor for doing lots of 1/4in holes versus fewer 1/2in holes.
Any feedback is welcome!
I am looking to build a sturdy tank divider that is not hideous. It will be going into a 75 gallon tank and will be separate 2 piranha. My plan is to do the following:
- Purchase black acrylic and drill holes into it
- Leverage suction cups to hold the divider in place
The plan is to drill holes and use suction cups like in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BBqWhciP4
My questions are as follows:
1) How thick does the acrylic need to be?
2) What size holes and how many should I make? The piranhas are over 4in so the holes can be a bit bigger.
3) Really worried about maintaining proper flow. I am using a FX5 and hydor 1300 on the tank. Really curious to the answer for question 2 to help me determine how many holes I need to make.
Btw, I am using black acrylic because I am trying to limit how much the piranhas can see of each other in order to limit stress. For this reason I am in favor for doing lots of 1/4in holes versus fewer 1/2in holes.
Any feedback is welcome!
