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patpare

11-04-2014 01:05 AM

Drilling tank this weekend

I'm planning on drilling my tank this weekend and I was wondering what is the minimum distance for my holes? I'm using the herbie overflow,so I need to make 3 holes in the corner of my tank,2 for the overflow and 1 for the return.

monocus

11-04-2014 01:11 AM

holes

depends on the thickness of the glass and the size of the hole.i would keep them at least 2-3 inches apart

spit.fire

11-04-2014 01:43 AM

Why not put the return on the other side of the tank

patpare

11-04-2014 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spit.fire (Post 919615)

Why not put the return on the other side of the tank

How do you mean.

patpare

11-04-2014 02:14 AM

I should mention it's the bottom that I'm drilling.
The glass is surprisingly thick!I think it's 1/4inch

spit.fire

11-04-2014 02:51 AM

What size / brand of tank

patpare

11-04-2014 03:26 AM

It's a 30g Hagen marina,36x12x14 if I remember correctly

spit.fire

11-04-2014 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patpare (Post 919636)

It's a 30g Hagen marina,36x12x14 if I remember correctly

if the bottom isnt tempered... do the 2 drains in the bottom corner and the return through the back panel on the opposite side with will allow you to have a smaller overflow box (wont take up as my real-estate

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