icydeath
Aquarium Advice Addict
So, normally I try to get one tank and set that up and I know a lot of us here have fish that don't get along, but have similar water param requirements.
This got me thinking, what if I wanted to have a betta and a trio of sparkling gourami's but didn't want to spend money on two tanks and on two filters and two of everything?
Well, my solution to this problem is this. You get a 20 gallon long for example and get two foam pads that are at like 30ppi. Like the one you can use for a wall filter. So you have these two sponges that are 12x12x1. So you put them in the middle of the tank to divide it. Then you have a space of 1 or 2 inches between them and then use a powerhead in between the sponges and use a pvc pipe to divert the flow between both sides. This way it pulls water through the sponge walls, and pushes it through a pvc t to divert the flow evenly between both tanks. Then you can use like a piece that has holes drilled into it so you can angle the flow.
Sound good? Here is a little picture.
This is just one idea of many, I am still thinking of some others. Just wanted to share this one.
This got me thinking, what if I wanted to have a betta and a trio of sparkling gourami's but didn't want to spend money on two tanks and on two filters and two of everything?
Well, my solution to this problem is this. You get a 20 gallon long for example and get two foam pads that are at like 30ppi. Like the one you can use for a wall filter. So you have these two sponges that are 12x12x1. So you put them in the middle of the tank to divide it. Then you have a space of 1 or 2 inches between them and then use a powerhead in between the sponges and use a pvc pipe to divert the flow between both sides. This way it pulls water through the sponge walls, and pushes it through a pvc t to divert the flow evenly between both tanks. Then you can use like a piece that has holes drilled into it so you can angle the flow.
Sound good? Here is a little picture.
This is just one idea of many, I am still thinking of some others. Just wanted to share this one.