Tank Build - Bad News

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

if you supplied the glass and it cracked then yes you have to make due but if you phone up and go a quote on a chunk of glass cut to your spec, then they need to fufill the order and there mistake is on them, not you.

Yeah he's outta luck Steve I had asked him that already:

Originally Posted by philg3

Wasnt a new tank build, the glass shop was making the cut in an existing Oceanic tank i picked up on craigslist. I figured the glass shop would be better equipped to make the notch opposed to me doing it myself.

I had a discussion with the guy before working on it, and i agreed that i wouldnt blame him if the notch didnt go as planned.

Still sucks tho. Rounded corners would certainly be better too. It seems pretty common for shops to use circular bits for the corners and then to cut the horizontal out. Sharp turns are a weak point too but at least this is not a high-pressure area... silicone and acrylic will be strong enough.

[abcha0s]

When we cut glass, it doesn't always work out as planned. There are some cuts that are so complicated that we have to take them to a professional glass cutter. The best example of this is our one piece euro bracing. Part of the cost of these cuts is the risk that the glass will break. If it does break, the glass cutter will redo the cut, but we have to supply the replacement glass. There is also considerable over cuts on a one piece euro needed by the machines while working on the center cuts.

The point is, glass breaks. We assume the risk when building a tank, but would never do so on a prebuilt tank. Part of calculating the cost of a custom tank is the risk of breakage. We have lost money on tank builds due to inaccurate cuts, scratches and breaks.

Nonetheless, I think a 1.5 inch overflow will work fine. If you put a wave box in the tank, it's pretty close to ideal.

- Brad

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by abcha0s@conceptaquatics

The point is, glass breaks. We assume the risk when building a tank, but would never do so on a prebuilt tank. Part of calculating the cost of a custom tank is the risk of breakage. We have lost money on tank builds due to inaccurate cuts, scratches and breaks.

Nonetheless, I think a 1.5 inch overflow will work fine. If you put a wave box in the tank, it's pretty close to ideal.

- Brad

we didn't know it was a prebuilt at the time hence the question on weather it is or isn't. and we all know that if you take a tank in and ask for a hole in it you do so at your own risk.. the whole issue was if he took a tank in and asked for it to be modified or if he ordered a tank this way..

it turns out it was a tank he just took in for modification.. so ya he is out and either replace the pannel or make due...

if he ordered it that way then it is the tank builders dime not his.

Steve

[philg3]

Thanks for the input guys, I'll probably just get him to try and smooth it out so I'm sure the water level will flow over the entire length. I think I can live with 1.5". I'll let you know how it goes.