drilling a tank

[tgriffin]

I have a friend of mine wanting to set up his first tank and he asked me about drilling a tank. Can you drill say a standard 55 gal tank and incorporate an overflow? If so, is this something that can be done without special tools?

 

[MrRyanT]

It can be done as long as the glass is not tempered. It does require a diamond bit hole saw. The club has at least 1. I think Barrett has it, but maybe someone that knows for sure where it is will chime in here.

 

[tgriffin]

cool.. are say the el cheapo tanks you can buy at petco tempered glass

 

[MrRyanT]

Tanks that are tempered usually have it marked somewhere on the panels. Many are made with tempered bottoms and non-tempered sides. Your best bet is to contact the manufacturer of the tank and just ask them.

 

[ihavtats29]

If not, you can always go to Kermit's Reef and ask Dave, im sure he can help you and your friend out with the Drilling of the Tank ...

 

[Blindside]

most tanks are tempered that you buy from a big box store especially the ones from petco.

 

[Mako Shark II]

Tyson,

Tanks are relatively cheap. Buy exactly what you want (with the holes in the specific locations), directly from the LFS (Kermits or MemFish), not the Big Box stores.

 

[tgriffin]

I'm satisfied with what I have for now. I was telling my buddy who is buying one that I preferred a rr tank.