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Re: dividers
I like the screens you get at craft stores better -- they are used for
needle point or something and if you get one oversized then cut small
tabs they will stay inplace great.
Ps. I have always been told to N E V E R use any kind of
"detergent" on plastics that you will use with fish. One man's
"detergent" is another fishes poison and some plastics hold detergent a
long time.
On Thu, 1 Nov 2001 21:37:53 -0500 "Tranquility Base"
<TranquilityBase at NetZero_Net> writes:
> Hi Folks,
>
> As most of you know it is difficult to raise killies with under 30
> fish
> tanks. Dividers make the it at least possible.
>
> Today I took on the project of designing a tank divider for a 2.5
> gal
> aquarium. I have tried to purchase same and after finding that there
> are
> never any on any store shelves I tried asking the sales people. I
> received
> blank stares and the occasional "WHY?" After explaining the obvious
> I
> usually wound up with more blank stares or more "WHY?'s".
>
> After several failed attempts using various materials I keep around
> my home.
> I found a plastic throw away pastry package from Shop Rite. I cut
> out the
> flat top with scissors. This left me with a very thin, clear sheet
> of rigid
> plastic. I cut it oversize so that it bows slightly when pressed
> between the
> front and the back of the tank. I then took a 1/16 drill bit and
> with the
> help of an electric drill added lots of holes to the divider. I took
> a
> single edge razor blade and carefully removed the excess plastic
> around the
> holes.
>
> I washed the divider with dish detergent to remove any traces of
> food matter
> and oil from the injection molding process. Then rinsed it well
> under hot
> water.
>
> This is the most under engineered solution I have ever come up with!
> And so
> far it looks like it will work just fine.
>
> I have seen larger pastry containers which could make for larger
> dividers.
> If you have a taste for pastry the dividers are free!
>
>
> Peace,
>
> ~RJ~
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
> Behalf Of Wright Huntley
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 11:11 PM
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> Subject: Re: dividers
>
>
>
>
> Misajegar at aol_com wrote:
> >
> > Wright- where do you get the plastic binder edgings???
>
> Any big office supply house. They look, from one end like this
> (within the
> limits of ascii art and my patience):
>
> /\
> / \
> | |
> |__|
> ______(__)_<--- Silicone
> glass^
>
> >
> > I've been thinking of doing the same as you're recommending, as
> I've found
> > that the kits don't aways fit snugly the first time and it usually
> takes
> some
> > readjustments to get'm set up right.
>
> I still think the glass dividers, siliconed in place that Jim Fong
> uses are
> about as good as it gets. He makes the glass 1/16" undersize as the
> cement
> fills that gap nicely.
>
> The dividers I used were intended for small reports, so the edges
> were
> pressed
> closed on the side opposite the flat spine (which is siliconed to
> the
> glass).
> It's really hard to get the plastic canvas started into them, so I
> cut off a
> 45 degree corner at the top. That way, just pressing down with the
> mesh
> sheet
> tends to open the binder and let you slide them on down. You adjust
> the fit
> by
> cutting the mesh to size. Too long and it bows, and too short --
> well...
>
> [My chief engineer used to tell me, "Cut it too short, for you can
> always
> weld
> it. What the hell are you going to do if you cut it too long?"
> <BG>]
>
> Wright
>
> --
> Wright Huntley 510 612-1467 - 879 Clara Drive, Palo Alto CA 94303
>
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>
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> See E-Bay for ceramic knives that don't trigger metal detectors,
> too.
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