55 gallon tank can be drilled?

[Andrés Garza]

Hello group, good afternoon. I have a question. I purchased a 55-gallon Petco tank, specifically this one. Has anyone on the forum made holes in this tank by any chance? I've found information where some say they can be drilled, and others say otherwise.


I am sure of one thing, and that is that the glass on the base is tempered, but the other glasses do not have any legend like the one on the base.

 

[griss]

Most tank manufacturers use tempered glass on the bottom for sure. Front/back/side panels vary from manufacture to manufacture and availability.

Here’s a method to determine if they’re tempered. Look at an LCD screen through the glass while wearing polarized sunglasses. If you see dark streaks or a strain pattern, the glass is tempered, whereas a complete blackout indicates it's not tempered.

Tempered glass also has smoother, rounded edges compared to the sharp edges of untempered glass

 

[wvned]

I have had 2 tanks like that. The sides were tempered on both.

 

[Andrés Garza]

I have had 2 tanks like that. The sides were tempered on both.

Are you referring to the 48 1/4 length? Do you think the sides, which are 12 3/4 wide, are also tempered?

 

[wvned]

Are you referring to the 48 1/4 length? Do you think the sides, which are 12 3/4 wide, are also tempered?

Both tanks failed and I broke them up into a trashcan. All sides were tempered.

 

[Andrés Garza]

Both tanks failed and I broke them up into a trashcan. All sides were tempered.

How strange your case is, since I have seen where the 55-gallon tanks have been drilled.

 

[griss]

How strange your case is, since I have seen where the 55-gallon tanks have been drilled.

No wvned but, it depends on who made the tank and if non-tempered glass was available when the tank was made.

 

[wvned]

as stated already. Test for yourself. You should do it for any tank you intend to drill anyway. One of my 55 gallons was an old one I had 20 years and the other was only a few years old and from Petco.

 

[game misconduct]

i seen a video by that daku aquatics guy drilling holes in 10 gallon tanks he kept a steadystream. of water on the glass and bit used also braced the glass being drilledi forget but i think he just allowed the weight of the cordless drill to apply the pressure i think he used diamond hole cutting bitsout of ten tanks 2 busted i think but it was a long process to drill out the holes. its not much hope it helps no idea if the glass was tempered or not