Fluval Spec V Divider

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I have a Spec V and liked it so much I bought another one. :) But while at the store my wife bought some more Bettas but they can't live together. I created this divider to split the tank in 3. Each section should be about 1.6 gal. I printed these out, taped them in place and used a small bead of clear aquarium silicone to hold them in place. Grabbed some PEX tubing and some fittings at the hardware store to extend the filter inflow to the other parts of the aquarium. I put some Flora Max, a couple plants and some stones in each section. Will add the fish soon and transfer some Frogbit from my other tank so the fish have some overhead cover. UPDATE: Regarding the fish seeing each other, they occasionally will swim to the divider when they see something move in the neighboring section. I have seen them flare at each other a couple times a day, but there is enough space in the aquarium and enough things to hide in that they don't do it more than a few seconds before one moves on. Two of the three are starting bubble nests, the other is pretty young and spends a lot of his time in the plants. So far I'm happy with this, fun to watch while I work at my desk each day. I haven't needed to do anything with the inflow as I have with the other Spec tanks (foam over the inflow). I have the pump on Max and there is a good amount of flow in the tank, but the fish are unaffected. I think it helps that the water is shooting into the substrate so it helps disperse it.