Question about drilling Topfin Tanks

sphelps · #1 04-21-2009, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 365seasons

Oh dear. That is not good. The manufacturer said it was acrylic

. We're having it professionally drilled, so hopefully it will not shatter, as it is very thin.

Acrylic is plastic and you can drill it with virtually any drill bit, if it is a "professional" they should be able to tell the difference between plastic and glass

365seasons · #2 04-21-2009, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by sphelps

Acrylic is plastic and you can drill it with virtually any drill bit, if it is a "professional" they should be able to tell the difference between plastic and glass

Yeah, we just decided to buy a proper tank, spend the extra little bit for proper glass that's not tempered.

better safe than sorry. thanks for your help!