conflicting opinions

[cabin]

I have a 75 gallon system that has been up for 2+ years. I want to upgrade to about 180 or 220, but seem to be immobilized and unable to make decisions. I had decided on glass, but am determined to have holes in it rather than an overflow waiting to fail. The local dealer says just buy the tank and take it to a glass company for drilling. But I've read in books and online that you should get the holes drilled before the tank is assembled, i.e. by the manufacturer. But the manufacturers, unless you go custom, don't seem to deal with end buyers, they are all wholesale only. So how do you safely get the tank drilled? The pre-drilled tanks on the market, I've read, don't have adequate hole size/quantity. All this confusion over holes has me questioning whether to get acrylic after all, but there seem to be a lot of risks with that, and high cost. Bear in mind I'm in central Maine, so I can't just run down to some nearby high quality tank builder. Any advice on this drilling problem? Thanks

 

[X-FACTOR]

Just do it, any local shop will drill holes as long as it is not tempered you will be fine, just don't drill to close together, I have drilled several tanks and NEVER had a problem over 15 years.

Any store can order you what you want from the manufacturer, the question is will they. Call all-glass and ask for a dealer in your area then call them with what you want, make sure to tell them the manufacturer recomended them for the "middle man".

 

[kwl1763]

I agree, make sure it's not tempered and go with it.

A 180 or 210 is not so heavy that you can't transport but honestly you could drill holes yourself also for pretty cheap. The glass is thick enough on these that it is a piece of cake!

Oceanic has a 180RR predrilled for sure so you could go that route also.