Well, as it says... I drilled my first tank. I drilled a 10 gal with my dremmel and it worked great. I had heard that the glass was very thin and 10's were had to drill, but I figured why not, if it cracks I can just shoot into Petco and grab another for $10. I went really slow, maybe slower than I needed to as it took about 45 min to an hour to do, but as I said it turned out great.
I kept the bit wet by taping half a plastic cup to the tank and adding about 1/4" of water (as seen in several DIY threads). I made my own bulkhead with 1" grey electrical conduit (threads aren't tapered) and a sink gasket. I'll post some pics tomorrow.
I drilled it more or less for practice, but it worked so well I think I'm going to use it as a small refugium. A 55 gal. will be my next attempt. Wish me luck.
Ben
I kept the bit wet by taping half a plastic cup to the tank and adding about 1/4" of water (as seen in several DIY threads). I made my own bulkhead with 1" grey electrical conduit (threads aren't tapered) and a sink gasket. I'll post some pics tomorrow.
I drilled it more or less for practice, but it worked so well I think I'm going to use it as a small refugium. A 55 gal. will be my next attempt. Wish me luck.
Ben
