What to use as an AquaSoil/sand divider?

[Thomas McMillan]

So yeah, any ideas? Some kinda plastic I guess...?

 

[Tom]

As in just initially to divide it, or permanent?

When I set mine up I just used cardboard and gently lifted it out afterwards.

Tom

 

[Garuf]

Use sweet jars chopped up or food standard plastics for a permanent barrier. Remember to put it in very first.

 

[JamesM]

Drinks bottles are good too.

 

[Nick16]

how? they are the wrong shape?

 

[Garuf]

If you bend them they're not.

 

[Ed Seeley]

I've used the sides of plastic penny sweet boxes. Easy to cut and a bit stiffer than pop bottles so they stayed in place better. But I'm sure a pop bottle would work fine too.

 

[Nick16]

i take it they have to be cut in a spiral? how do you join them together? or just over lap? how do they not curl up again? or is this the substrate that keeps it there?

 

[Garuf]

Cut it into strips then bend it down the centre. I didn't join mine I just overlapped them so there's no gaps. The substrate and stones you'll no doubt use help keep everything put.

 

[Ed Seeley]

If you heat it in hot/warm water then it makes it easier to straighten it and/or shape it into the curves you want.

 

[Thomas McMillan]

Cool, thanks guys. We've got a load of bottles left over from Xmas so that's perffect!

I was looking for a permanent solution BTW.