Tank Divider

[pops]

drill enough holes think be fine. I like the egg crate. wedge with a piece of hose, easy in easy out and no water flow issues. tho I do imagine I can do the same with plexy and just use a wedge the same way.

 

[Hoplo]

If you don't need/want line of sight, use some filter foam, it has the added bonus of providing great filtration if you have water flowing through it.

 

[pops]

another weekly filter media to clean same as prefitler socks on the intakes. not sure I want to add that to the weekly cleaning schedule, all sponges are weekly, HoB are bi-weekly and canisters every 3 months.

 

[Hoplo]

Unless the fish that you are deviding are absolute pigs you shouldn't need to clean them that often. In my tank it has been several months and I there is not a noticeable difference in water level either side of the divider, so don't have to clean it.

 

[pops]

jags and Oscars, 145g tank and 180g tank. I understand what you are saying, just not going to work with these guys. IMHO

 

[Hoplo]

jags and Oscars, 145g tank and 180g tank. I understand what you are saying, just not going to work with these guys. IMHO

Yes and no, I have a number of Jag's, oscars, JD, and poly's on one side of the divider, and some grow out cichlids, and poly's on the other side growing out in a 900L. I have to clean the FX6 on the tank ever week almost, but the divider looks dirty, but is not yet impacting on the flow. (Has a fluval 305 and another 300LpH pump taking water from one side to the other).

So I haven't found it a problem in a similar type tank, but then your tank might have even more dirt produced, I don't know, but feel like it won't.

 

[pops]

why not run a couple of AC110 to re leave the mech filtration from the canister? HoB lot easier to clean than a canister and with the water turn over well take over the work horse part of the particulates.

 

[pops]

leave the major bio filtration to the canister.

 

[Hoplo]

I don't like the look of hobs, and find them to be less power efficient them canisters.

Also I don't mind cleaning the canisters, and have found that using a filter sponge as a divider has reduced my maintenance by a lot, and in future I will just be running it as a hamburg matten filter once the need for a divider has stopped.

 

[Jim Mac]

I have this black catfish that is about 12" long. Does anyone want it. I live in Wyckoff Nj.

What's the best thing to use for a tank divider? I was thinking about using eggcrate before but went to both home depot and lowes and were clueless about what I was talking about.