Cheap Penn Plax dividers

by **Assaye** on Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:13 pm

Anyone know where I can get a good quantity of these, in different sizes, fairly cheaply? I'm seeing them from £7-£12 and I'm sure I've seen them cheaper!

I need them to cover the following tank widths/heights:

24 cm x 23 cm (1)

29 cm x 32 cm (2)

29.5 cm x 28 cm (2)

Or any other divider that will do the trick.

by Guest on Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:31 pm

i do them.

12 x 12" £5.80
12 x 15" £8.95

dont do the largest one anymore though. Ive got a delivery in the morning but dont know how many will arrive.

by **liamg1285** on Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:06 pm

could use a4 slide binders and the craft grids u can get from hobbycraft

by **Assaye** on Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:18 pm

Ooo, awesome Daz! I couldn't see any on your website but I think I'm just blind.

Will investigate DIY measures first but I really want this done soon.

by **Lexi69** on Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:22 pm

I dont know if the craft grids would come big enough. I did my own divider and it drove me wild for ages until I bit the bullet and bought a penplax off Daz. My homemade one was just to unstable for my likings! the penplax have the clips which hold them in place really well. If they sell sizes that are too big for your tank you can cut them to size which is what I had to do!! sunny

by **liamg1285** on Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:25 pm

ive recently put 5 in my 3ft but i glued them in doesnt look to bad to be honest not for how much they cost anyways lol

couple of pics

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by **Assaye** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:36 pm

Are they the Penn Plax ones?

by **lilacamy931** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:09 pm

The pennplax ones have blue dividers, have squarer brackets and also have sheeting with small round holes in from what can think of my ones at home. Liamg look homemade (looks nifty though!)

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:19 pm

That tank looks excellent Liam thumbup

by **liamg1285** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:38 pm

thanks gonna be making another load soon for another 3ft i want lol for the lot it worked out bout 8 quid inc the glue then jsut a lil bit of time

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:50 pm

Nicely done on a budget thumbup

If you were closer, i have a 3ft tank sat outside collecting rain water LOL

by **liamg1285** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:30 pm

lol hopefullly im going to see some1 at the end of the month about a load of tanks he had for a breeding project that he no longer needs so should have a fair few tanks off him

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:21 pm

Thats how i got a load of mine :D

by **liamg1285** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:04 pm

and even better is the misses is goin on hols the same week so will be to l8 by the tiem she gets bk :lol!:

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:22 pm

Sneaky

by **Assaye** on Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:06 am

Found a budget solution - got a roll of plastic mesh from the garden centre. Looks fish-safe, as it's designed for something to do with plants so I figure it won't have any nasty chemicals in it. Was £12 so not super cheap but better than £5-6 a pop on dividers. Will need to stick a few sheets together to make it strong enough, but looks like it should work a treat. Will update when I've got them made (hopefully by the end of tonight!). I want my little boys out of their traps and back into their tanks.

by **Assaye** on Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:47 am

Built my first divider this evening. Will post some photos tomorrow.

It's three sheets of this thin plastic mesh. I started playing with aquarium sealant and that was moderately successful, but I finished the binding off with fishing rod nylon. It's not very rigid on its own, but I reinforced the edges with paper binders to give it some strength and help it stand up. Finished off by digging it deep into the sand and building little banks around the bottom.

Rei and Ffin are loving the space and keep flirting with each other across the divide, bless! They are in a little 6 gallon (3 gallons each) but are only teeny so they actually have loads of space.

by **lilacamy931** on Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:25 pm

Piccys? Piccys!!!! 3;)

by **Assaye** on Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:29 pm

Soon! Just need to find my camera lead >.<

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