Divided Tank Project

[Haych]

i thought the dividers needed to be black so they cant see each other?

but very nice, i look forward to keeping an eye on this one

 

[jasminekiddell]

wow! I think it looks really good! You do seem to have quite a bit of space at the front so i'd buy a cocunut cave there for each section. I know my boy feels secure knwing he can go in his cave when hes scared. Wow your getting the marble off pip? i seen a piccy of him on the forum hes gorgeous!
I'm actually jealous now!

 

[Rezatii]

My aim is to get then all terracotta pots to put in the front-ish part of the tank, I have a strange hatred of coconuts (Don't ask, I can't stand anything about them, even the smell, but mainly I just can't touch the things) so they aren't really an option for me ^^; Thanks for all the compliments guys, I've got a really cool background as well but I haven't put it up and forgot to take a picture, I'll make sure to do it next time I have the caera out

-Rezz

 

[aly_starh]

for background are you going to use a planted one or plain blue, because i think the plain blue would look great!

 

[Rezatii]

Actually it's white and transparent, with a paisley pattern so it'll appear white with tinted bits of purple from my wall behind

-Rezz

 

[aly_starh]

ok cool
pics when done

 

[jasminekiddell]

Oh yes, terrocotta pots world good too, alphie likes to lie in them lol! I have 2 big ones in his tank. I'm really excited for your new bettas lol!

 

[razer121]

nice,looks very tidy!

 

[Honeythorn]

That looks nice. Can you get the divider runners ( the blue things you glue to the glass ) in Black at all? I have a spare 12 gallon that may or may not become a divided tank in the future, but I would like to know if the sliders come in black as blue isn't really my thing ( I'm a goth I can't help myself sometimes )

 

[Rezatii]

Thanks guys!

Jasmine; I'm super excited for them as well! Shame I have to wait so long, stupid postal strikes D=

Honeythorn; I would have preffered black myself but I have only ever seen them in blue


-Rezz

 

[jasminekiddell]

I havent seen black dividers either, only the blue but i prefer the colour blue.
Rezz, It'll soon be time to get your bettas! You dont have to get them all at the same time either you can get them as you see which you like.
One thing i hated after i'd done my sorority was just looking at it empty, i just wanted to get the fish in there lol!
Do you have terrocotta pots or you buying some?

 

[Rezatii]

Well I went into B+Q to get them the other day and they only had 1. I have another one I can use that's in my community atm, I was planning to replace it with some mopani anyway once it's finished soaking So thats 2, just got to get a hold of the last one now! XD

-Rezz

 

[Haych]

oh right, i thought you HAD to use black dividers to stop them seeing each other.

surely the males can still see each other through them?

 

[aly_starh]

oh right, i thought you HAD to use black dividers to stop them seeing each other.

surely the males can still see each other through them?

Nah, i use craft grids (cheaper option) they can't actually see each other but can make out the outline of each other if there really close to the divider. Sparkle flared at Spikey yesterday. That was his first time flaring

 

[Icthyophile]

Where did you buy the divider material? What exactly are the pieces called (the perforated dividers themselves and the divider runner things)in store? Sorry for the weird questions, just trying to figure out what to look for when I go buy materials for my own divided tank project.

Oh, and what did you glue the divider runners to the glass with? Aquarium sealant?

And last question, what is your filter set-up? Is the filter in one compartment, or are you somehow distributing filtered water evenly to all three compartments?

Thanks so much!