Splitting A Tank

[ghent_3rd]

I need to split one of my tanks in 2 to house a betta on one side and a dwarf puffer on the other. I will be putting individual filters in each side of the tank but was hoping I could split the tank and still use the whole mass of water. Could I simply drill a piece of acrylic that I am planning on using so the body of water will be a lot more stable??

 

[Amerce]

I have done this but ensure that you either make the holes of a reasonable size to ensure that there is good waterflow (otherwise one side will be well heated and the other cold, or add two filters to either side to ensure good water movement), or plenty of small holes.

 

[greenbottle]

id drill LOADS of small 2-3 holes at regular spacing all over the acrylic (attach a piece of graph/squared paper and drill through). You can use the grid to regularly space the holes.

have your filter at one end of the tank so its outflow is in the direction of the acrylic.

 

[lokkochaa]

Hi

This is exactly what i did last week as my Geo's had babies and needed to segregat the tank.

Bit of a nightmare to measure up etc and the water pressure is quite impressive. I used reasonably thin Prespex cut to size with lots of holes drilled into it.

I have secured the bottom in the gravel and the top thru some of the holes with acrylic thread so it doesnt rot.

Has worked a treat, I now have Geo's and fry in 1/3, breeding severums in the other and the moddle section free incase its needed.

Its a lot cheaper than having 3 tanks!!!

 

[Schmill]

I have done this but ensure that you either make the holes of a reasonable size to ensure that there is good waterflow (otherwise one side will be well heated and the other cold, or add two filters to either side to ensure good water movement), or plenty of small holes.

Surely if you had your filter inlet in one side, and your filter outlet in the other that would FORCE the water to flow from one to the other, (or flood one half of the tank if you didn't make enough / big enough holes in the sheet!). I think this 'flooding' issue is why tank dividers are generally shorter than the height of the tank, and the water level a little below that