Drilling a nano

[dmagrath]

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

[monocus]

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

[toytech]

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.

[dmagrath]

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.

[DCDN]

I'm also looking to drill my little cube I have. Kind of worried about it. Good luck with yours

[The Grizz]

Why not reinforce the bottom of the tank with a thicker piece of glass before you drill.