Silly Axolotls
Home Made Tank Divider Methods
METHOD ONE
The first involves:
Plastic suction cups x4
Cable Ties
Plastic garden mesh or craft mesh
Cut the garden mesh down to the appropriate size. If the holes are too big, cut up two pieces and line them up to make holes smaller. Use cable ties to hold them together. Cut the extra end off the cable ties. You can put different moss types in between, and they will grow there, making it look cooler. Cut down any sharp edges, you can't have any sharp pokey bits that your axolotl will catch their skin on (cause they will!).
Attach the suction cups onto the top and bottom sides with cable ties. Suction onto glass in the correct place:)
Easy as that. The only issues I have with this is that the garden mesh curls, because it comes from a large roll. That and the suction cups stopped working after a long time. Could be easily replaced, but I decided to try a new method. However the bendy factor helps that it is bendy and flexible, so it can fit in nicely, and is quite stable.
METHOD TWO
I believe this method is only suitable for small tanks. I tried to make one using two pieces of craft mesh, and two binders, and it isn't stable at all. It stands on a lean, and is often passed through.
It requires:
Craft mesh
Report binders
Cable Ties
Measure out how much mesh you need, cut to appropriate size. Slide the hard black part out of the report binder, throw away the plastic cover. Slide the mesh into the binders gap. If necessary, cable tie extra bits of mesh together, and cut off the extra end. Cut up another binder if needing more length (gluing together is probably a good idea). Voila, that's it. You need substrate or rocks to hold it in place on the bottom, and suction cups to secure the top would be a good idea too.
