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Posted	dividiing a rio 180
28-07-2006 21:18 by jonie	got someone to have my melanochromis auratus finally so i was wandering if i could split my tank into 3/4 tanks so i could breed different species of appisto's is this possible?
28-07-2006 21:50 by jonie	anyone???
28-07-2006 21:51 by Lexter	i tried, problem is with filtration and getting good water flow, also choosing the right dividers, overall it was a nightmare, can be done, but time consuming and maybe expensive
28-07-2006 21:51 by Lexter	female?
28-07-2006 22:49 by jonie	female? ? female what?
28-07-2006 22:51 by kell	he just being cheeky jonie I dont think he can read properly
29-07-2006 01:12 by Caz	It's possible to divide a tank into sections, we do it all the time when we either have to remove mouth brooding cichlid mum's out of the community tank to give them a bit of peace, or if someones been too naughty and needs some 'alone' time. We make our own partitions from Polycarbonate roofing sheets (16 mm thick, triple walled), we cut them the width and height of the tank so it fits snugly. We then cut out the majority of the centre so it's just like a frame then we get some plastic netting and sew it around the frame with fishing line. As we have several sizes of tanks this has been the cheapest and easiest way of making the partitions. We use one pump with an airstone for each section and so only need the normal internal filters for each tank. As long as the water level is an inch below the top of the netting the water flows freely throughout the tank.
29-07-2006 01:36 by kell	thats an awful lot of bother to go through, lots of messing about, but hope it works
29-07-2006 22:07 by Caz	Hi Kell, Yep its a load of hassle but you only have to do it once, then you've got them if you need them.

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