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TheFishBoss97

TheFishBoss97

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Hey guys,

So i've been looking for some sure fire way to make a divider for fish, but mainly shrimps but its been really hard and impossible so far.........btw, my budget is $20;) SO guess what I found when searching on google(using keyword foam divider). I found so many links to other forums with foam ideas, and its super cheap!:D Its $15 on amazon, the size recommended on the sites i found for shrimps(babies) was 40ppi(parts per pore, i think), and won't allow shrimp through it, I think i want to get it, but my only question is, can I run only 1 filter, I'm pretty sure water will go through(obviously), but Idk if it will have enough flow, maybe I might have to center the filter? Ideas? Thoughts? pros? cons?

Anything will help, and be taken into consideration as long as its possible!

link

http://www.amazon.com/Uni-Bulk-Coarse-Foam-Filter/dp/B000QFX5E2

thanks guys in advance
 
nobody?:(
 
well, it's intended to filter something, apparently dust particles, out of the air. Don't think you're going to get any water circulaton to speak of through it. And whlile the pores are small enough to block even newborn shrimp they are not small enough to block germs/parasites, so it would not serve to isolate a healthy fish from a sick one if you were contemplating using this tank as a fry/growout on one side and QT on the other. Plus it's going to clog up or grow over with algae or other gunk in pretty short order.

That's the mechanical consideration; the other one is chemical. What is this filter made of, how will it break down in water and how fast? What is the colorant/coating made of? etc.

don't see any way you could run this without separate filtration on both sides. Heating might possibly get through but not efficiently; it would probably be very warm on one side and very cool on the other.

i would keep looking.
 
Air filter foam is more likely to contain mold inhibitors or other chemicals you don't want in an aquarium. Also, the thickness of that piece (3/8") isn't enough for a stand-alone divider. A piece of eggcrate with some bulk pond filter media would be cheap and effective if you don't want to spend the $$ for poret foam.
 
Check out Angelsplus.com they custom cut full, tank foam filters. They have a good line of food, too.
 
I second the custom cut aquarium filter pad idea. much easier and you can get it in differnt kinds like ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, carbon , micro, and regular
 
wow, thanks for all the replies;) yeah, I think im going to find a diff. solution
 
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