cutting a 30 inch tall tank to 24 inches tall.

sphelps · #1 04-01-2011, 06:10 PM

Wear safety glasses!

BTW all 230 gallon standard tanks bow out from the center like you described, basically poor design as the glass should be thicker and braced better. If it has 1/2" glass and a huge center brace in the center it's the standard 230. It will still hold water fine, it'll take more than a little bow to separate those seams.

rstjean · #2 04-02-2011, 07:02 PM

Well I managed to cut the tank down to 24 inches without breaking it. There is a couple of chips but not that bad. I found that masking tape did not help to reduce chipping and that starfire glass chips more then regular glass. I will post pictures later today.

The Grizz · #3 04-02-2011, 07:52 PM

Now put a 2" euro brace around the top it will hide any rough edges and will look pretty good. I knew you could do it if you put your mind to it and took it slow.

Ryanst · #4 04-03-2011, 01:09 AM

Ok here is the tank before I started cutting it.

I had to remove the overflow before starting to cut the tank

Here is the picture after the first cut it chipped alot more then the other side I think its because it was starfire glass. Th tape did nothing to stop chipping but it did make cutting more difficult when it ripped off and bunched up in front of the saw.

Here is the other cut.

And a couple pictures of the top cut off.

toytech · #5 04-03-2011, 01:17 AM

wow thats awsome , good job !

Ryanst · #6 04-03-2011, 01:29 AM

Here is the diamond blade I used.

The Grizz · #7 04-03-2011, 01:46 AM

That turned out pretty good, nice job. And you have the euro-brace to put back on too.

mike31154 · #8 04-03-2011, 01:56 AM

Way to go! I have an old 65 I'm thinking of cutting a little lower as well, your thread, pics are a great confidence booster. I have a small wet tile table saw that I was thinking of using. Just not sure I can run the tank over top of it. How did you feed water to your hand saw while cutting, hose?

Ryanst · #9 04-03-2011, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by The Grizz

That turned out pretty good, nice job. And you have the euro-brace to put back on too.

Yeah thats the plan. What is the best way to get it off the other glass. I tried fish line on the overflow and that didnt work that well I ended up using leaders because the fish line kept breaking I still managed to break 3 leaders and that was only like 2 feet of cutting.