Whats the best way to divide a tank?

[ThatDarnDragon]

Hi

Im getting my 10 gal ready for my new fishies from Yeevia. I got a sheet of that plastic stitching thingy, with the holes. Dont know what they're called, but Im sure you know what its called.

Whats the best way to attatch it safely and efficiently? I heard a certain glue helps.. which is it?

any suggestions?

 

[riogal_11]

I used aquarium sealant for mine. It's very easy to do. just measure and glue. The hardest thing I found was getting the mesh sheets down into the dividers once they were on. Haven't got a solution to that problem yet though!

 

[ThatDarnDragon]

would I beable to find aquarium sealants in petshops?

 

[Saucy]

Yeah, it just takes a little effort to get them into the report cover holders. No solution for that. Aquarium sealer or just plain silicone works (but it tends to pull off a little). Just make sure you cut your sheet to fit perfectly in your tank and divide away!

No, I don't think they sell aquarium sealant and pet stores. Go to Menards or Home Depot or something. It's just with the rest of the caulks and sealants. Says Aquarium Sealant right on it.

 

[Karah's_Mommy]

You can use aquarium sealant to glue some report covers to the sides of the tank and then you can slide the plastic canvas in to make the divider. A link I found useful:

http/www.petfish.net/tank_dividers.htm

and yes, you can get aquarium sealant at petshops, and I got mine from Walmart.

 

[ThatDarnDragon]

thank you

Sounds like a trip to Staples for me tomorrow!

 

[daudy_dojo]

they sell it at WM

 

[ThatDarnDragon]

they sell what at walmart? the divider, or sealant?

 

[Karah's_Mommy]

You can get everything you need at walmart.

 

[ThatDarnDragon]

Staples is much closer to me than walmart. its pretty much around the block. Walmart is a good 20 min drive.

thanks guys, I'll get to work on that tank tomorrow after work.

 

[daudy_dojo]

staples... when did this come in?!?! what do they have that is for fish?!?! ... why wasnt i aware of this?!?!

walmart sells both dividers and sealent... sealent is like 4 bucks and dividers are like 6 or 7

 

[red-devil0602]

i just used new metal hair grips to hold mine in place and it works really well