forever_and_a_day Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 there's a 2 foot tank that i'm thinking of purchasing [61cm L x 30cm W x 30cm] and instead of using it as i tank, i'm thinking of dividing it with perspex or glass straight down the middle, so i'll end up with two compartments which will be around 27 L each. i'm thinking of setting this up as a wilds tank. half for one species, half for the other (simplex and brownorum hopefully - so i'll need different water conditions). and most likely separate sponge filters each. my big question is with the heating... is it possible to have one just sitting in the middle of a compartment? will heat travel through the glass and into the next compartment? (I'm running out of heaters with all the loose tanks floating around my place) will such a setup work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Two of my 20L tanks have a perspex divider. There is a square cut out in the middle, and the heater goes sits in it - half on one side, half on the other. Heat gets through to both sides, although I've found it works better if the sponge filter is next to the heating part, to push the heated water around. If you do this, make sure you check the fish can't squeeze in between the heater and get to the other side - a few fights I have had caused by this (now stuff the tiny-tiny gaps with bits of sponge)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted January 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 thanks for the tip Sarah, i'll be doing something similar to accommodate my normal bettas, but in this instance i don't want the water to mix - just the heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) I divided my tank with a Poster holder ( sold near the posters in Kmart) and silicone with some Plastic mesh/ Canvans from a craft store (spotlight in my case) If you dont want shared water i am thinking you are going to have to have 2 filters and 2 heaters. on each side. Edited January 7, 2012 by Nicola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 As Nicola said, if you don't want to have shared water, two heaters are needed - as it's pretty much two separate tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 For heating you could always sit the tank on a pet / propagation heating pad - you would need a separate thermostat probably but could be workable.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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