divide tank?

[CCC]

hey guys, i am just wondering what kind of method you guys use to divide your tank??, i have been trying to do so but had some difficulty with it, so please give me some suggestions, thanks in advance!! :worship:

 

[TheNothing]

really depends on the size of tank

for 10 gallong tanks I use a precut sheet of 8x10 plexiglass (available at any major home improvement store ie Lowes or Home Depot). I then tape the plexi where I want it and run a bead of clear silicon on both sides.

you can see the two tanks i've done this with on this picture


the 8x10 sheet doesn't come all the way to the top, but this allows for adequate circulation and makes it easier to heat bothsides of the tank with one heatlamp (if needed) and its tall enough to keep everything on one side of the tank or the other.

hope this helps

 

[TheNothing]

ah, found another pic that gives a good close shot

 

[siucfi]

I split my ten gallon tanks into thirds with two sheets of 10 by12 pre cut glass from lowes and then secure it with silicone.

 

[carpe scorpio]

hey guys, i am just wondering what kind of method you guys use to divide your tank??, i have been trying to do so but had some difficulty with it, so please give me some suggestions, thanks in advance!! :worship:

The clear 100% silicone works great for a permanant solution,but here's the way my A. bicolor tank is set-up. http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=27783

 

[TheNothing]

nice idea...
i wouldn't call silicon permanant though... it can easily be removed...

 

[carpe scorpio]

nice idea...
i wouldn't call silicon permanant though... it can easily be removed...

Thanks, I don't know why he didn't come across it in his search. I only use the word permanant if taking it out would force me to remove dangerously venomous scorpions in order to scrape all traces of it away.

 

[TheNothing]

ah, i see... that would make sence....

 

[CCC]

thanks guys, those are all pretty good ideas because i am getting new Scorpions soon and i don't have much space avaible, so divide my 10 gal tank would save me some space and $$

 

[CCC]

nice idea...
i wouldn't call silicon permanant though... it can easily be removed...

you say silicon isn't permanant and can easily be removed, could you please tell me how??

 

[carpe scorpio]

you say silicone isn't permanant and can easily be removed, could you please tell me how??

I will use a V-shaped ultra sharp Japanese chisel for removing 98% in four downward passes. Then just pop out the divider and finish with a fresh razor blade.

 

[TheNothing]

heat is usefull too
there are also specialized silicon removers available here that just spray on a wipe off... course, you'll want to use these while nothing else is in the tank and give it a thorough cleaning afterwards

 

[smokejuan]

I have about 15 or so 10 gallons partitioned similar to the pics above. I bought the tanks for $9.00 each at local pet store. I took one tank to a lowes hardware store where we measured the inside of the tank and had the them cut plexiglass squares to fit. I took it a step further and bought the plastic tank covers at walmart around 6.98 or so and cut the the sqaures to match up with the shape of the covers. The plastic covers make it easy to feed and water with the removable plugs and since they set lower than the tank edges, make a better seal to prevent one t getting to the other of course you still have to unlock it and slide it back to clean water dish. I bought expensive fish tank none poisonous silicone which they are really proud of around 4-5 dollars but I was unsure of the standard clear silicone and did not want to find out the hard way. I bought the smallest quarter round trim and cut them in 11 or so inch sections and notched the plastic edges of the tank where the plexiglass partition could slide in and out then siliconed the quarter round and put on either side of the partition.
Benefits:Nice looking tanks that will contain two nice sized T's and an easy way to put a mature male on one side and a ready female on the other. You can get your spatula out, slide up the partition, prod him over the other side let them do their business with spatula ready. When they are done you can put your spatula quickly between them "if she is a man eater" and push him back over and slide down the partion. This is a very sturdy setup and you can remove it all incuding the silicone easily with a straight razor.

Drawbacks:plexiglass isn't cheap and the setup is a little work. some sort of cheaper hard plastic might work as well. If you have alot of T's then the tanks still take up alot of space over the larger plastic pet enclosures and Walley world ( Super Walmart) has those for about 7 dollars.
Hope this helps a little.

 

[TheNothing]

yeah, with Ts i can see how it can get expensive. Since Scorps can't climb glass or plexi, i've been using the pre-cut 8x10 sheets of plexi from Lowes. They're about $2.50 each.

As an alternative to silicone, you can also use Aquarium Tape. It available at most fish specialized pet stores and is even easier to work with. However, it has a more solid bond than silicone... I've been looking at my tapegun and been thinking about using clear packing tape in the future....

 

[smokejuan]

packing tape is strong on a clean surface. Not a bad Idea!

 

[carpe scorpio]

packing tape is strong on a clean surface. Not a bad Idea!

I have used it for years to cover the corners, thus preventing the escape of scorplings. One very important thing, make sure that the portion that has the zig-zag pattern from being torn off, is top and bottom. Otherwise they will get a foothold.

 

[TheNothing]

i use plain clear tape, without the cross-hatchings....

 

[carpe scorpio]

i use plain clear tape, without the cross-hatchings....

The stuff I'm using is Scotch clear super-strength packaging tape, I should have used a razor blade to cut it, but I was in a hurry.