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![]() I've been turned down by big al's to have my 6 gal drilled. What's the chances it will break during the drilling? Do they drill a circular hole in the bottom of the tank, or cut squares out of the back glass plate for an overflow box?
Thanks for any help! TANK BUILD EQUIPMENT SO FAR: 70w DIY MH (gotta figure out what kind of bulb is in there) Coralife 12" CFO w/actinic striplight AC 50 Eshopps hob nano overflow Hydor submersible heater 2 5w comp fans installed into tank box 8gal aga Last edited by dmagrath; 02-16-2011 at 03:47 AM. Reason: Want to change the thread to a build thread |
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![]() if done slowly it shouldn't break-make a dam with plasticine -keep filled with water and use a guide with your diamond hole saw.and don't press-let the weight of the drill do the cutting
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![]() Problem with drilling such a small tank is that its hard to support the thin glass so it dosent break , and once drilled you will have to be super carful not to bumb your fittings because they will crack the tank easy . Cutting a notch in the top of the tank and siliconing an overflow box onto the back is a good idea , you could use a dremel with a carbide bit to cut the peice out.
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![]() Excellent. I was going to get someone else to do it because it would be cheaper that way, but I'm having trouble finding someone who will drill it. I will post pics once everything is done. I've been working on a wall mountable stand/display box in the shop for a couple of months now. Im in the process o building an automated cloud cover simulator. It's basically like a wire tank belt with a diode on a timer, so every four hours a different section of the tank is covered.
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![]() I'm also looking to drill my little cube I have. Kind of worried about it. Good luck with yours
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![]() Why not reinforce the bottom of the tank with a thicker piece of glass before you drill.
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