So this is kind of my plan. I had a 10 gallon tank partition laying around so I cut it down to fit into the 5 gallon and put it about 1/3 of the tank. I superglued it into place and when that dries I will run a bead of aquarium safe silicon around the edges to seal it up. I debated doing these things because cleaning it will be harder since I won't be able to remove it but I find, in a tank, if something isn't attached I will for sure knock it over and cause more damage that way.
I made the pony side smaller because I wanted to concentrate the brine when I put them in so the pony (or maybe ponies ) have more of a chance of getting them.Plus it leaves me a little more room for filtration if I need it.
That's sort of what the setup will look like. You can see the brine hatchery on the back wall, and the refuge light on the side. The thought is as the brine hatch and exit the hatchery they will swim to the light, I will put a hitching plant over there close and the ponies should get a pretty good meal. Keep in mind the hatchery is for when I am at work. I will throw some decapped eggs in there the night before I go to work and it should give them a good feeding while I am at work for 2 days. When I am home I will continue to hatch brine the conventional way so they will get good feedings then. I will do a 1 gallon water change a week syphoning out the bottom in the pony area to keep it clean. Since its bare bottom that should be easy, I am also going to paint the bottom of the tank a tan color so it looks like sand. The other side will have the HOB (or maybe canister) skimmer, heater, and maybe an upflow scrubber (that I have lying around). When I get it set up I will decide which filter I am going to use. I have a smaller one and a bigger one that the one pictured, plus the 2 canister filters. I am thinking my decision is going to be based on flow. I am not sure how much flow will get through that screen so I want the right amount. I know the ponies don't like a lot of flow so when I get it up and running I will test out the different filters to see which one works best.
This all seems like a good idea to me but if anyone has any other suggestions let me know
I made the pony side smaller because I wanted to concentrate the brine when I put them in so the pony (or maybe ponies ) have more of a chance of getting them.Plus it leaves me a little more room for filtration if I need it.
That's sort of what the setup will look like. You can see the brine hatchery on the back wall, and the refuge light on the side. The thought is as the brine hatch and exit the hatchery they will swim to the light, I will put a hitching plant over there close and the ponies should get a pretty good meal. Keep in mind the hatchery is for when I am at work. I will throw some decapped eggs in there the night before I go to work and it should give them a good feeding while I am at work for 2 days. When I am home I will continue to hatch brine the conventional way so they will get good feedings then. I will do a 1 gallon water change a week syphoning out the bottom in the pony area to keep it clean. Since its bare bottom that should be easy, I am also going to paint the bottom of the tank a tan color so it looks like sand. The other side will have the HOB (or maybe canister) skimmer, heater, and maybe an upflow scrubber (that I have lying around). When I get it set up I will decide which filter I am going to use. I have a smaller one and a bigger one that the one pictured, plus the 2 canister filters. I am thinking my decision is going to be based on flow. I am not sure how much flow will get through that screen so I want the right amount. I know the ponies don't like a lot of flow so when I get it up and running I will test out the different filters to see which one works best.
This all seems like a good idea to me but if anyone has any other suggestions let me know