Did I tell you why....

[ZOAKEEPER]

You should never drill a tempered tank.....who knew, We figure I've drilled over 40 tanks. My first blowout 46-1. I drilled another 55 right after this.

 

[Kentanner11]

Not fun! Sorry! Looks pretty cool though!

 

[-BlackJack-]

ouch! Looks like remnants of my last car wreck (in '83)

 

[cerreta]

I have been lucky not having this problem.

David, are you back in town? Give me a buzz manana.

You have to check out the tank. I have coral and an Angler. He is very cool looking and is a great eater.
Cheers,
Scott

 

[philblumenfeld]

How about some pics Scott!

 

[cerreta]

Hi Phil. Hey we need to hook up, since I did not make that last trip to the Swap. I know you wanted to chat about the nano.

Here is a link to the tread. I'm trying to keep all the photos in one spot.

When the tank is complete I will post a picture on this forum.
Cheers

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1379150

 

[coraldaddy]

Wow did you check with a pair of polarized sun glasses before you drilled? Thats how I check if they are tempered.

 

[-BlackJack-]

I'm ready to go to school....is there a how-to on tank drilling?

 

[cerreta]

What do you see with the glasses?

Tank drilling is fairly easy. You do need a diamond bit hole saw. A guy on ebay sells them for about $6 each.

You can search for my 110gallon tank build. I post several photos of the process.

 

[coraldaddy]

They must be polorized glasses.

If you look at the tank at an angle in sunlight you will see striations on the glass pane, this means it is tempered. If there are no striations it is not tempered. Much easier to to see them once you've know what to look for.

 

[cerreta]

cool. Thanks for the information. I will try that next time.