Drilling?

[Whale4Ver1.1]

Anybody here ever drilled their own tank?? if so how bad was it?

 

[NYBen]

Jallard, just drilled a tank or two. If I remember correctly it turned out pretty well. I wish I had the 00's to drill my 75. I haven't yet drilled one, but I'm told the key is go slow and keep the bit wet.

You can also check out the DIY forum, they give accounts of several different attempts with both drills and Dremmel tools.

 

[jallard]

yea I drilled 2 tanks, 6 holes 3 in each tank. I didnt think it was that bad. BUT it is a little nerve racking. I used a chitty hole saw bit, but if I were to do it again I would buy a better bit than the one I used. All in all I would do it again.

A couple tips......1- go slow, let the drill bit do the work don't force it, and 2- make a water dam outta plumbers putty. Oh and tape accross the area you are putting the hole in so that the piece of glass dont drop out and crack the other side.

 

[JDS]

It's a piece of cake!!!

I drilled my 120 in about two minutes. As mentioned above the key is to go slow and keep the drill bit wet. It also depends on what size tank you're doing. Smaller tanks are harder to do because the glass is a lot thinner.

 

[jallard]

mine were 2 20g tanks

 

[Whale4Ver1.1]

Im thinking Im gonna do a 55 but maybe Ill go pick up a 10 to prctice on first where did you guys get the diamond hole saw?

 

[jallard]

ebay has some inexpensive

 

[jaze36]

I just ordered one today from this guy.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZlauQ2aQ2aQ2a

Here is a thread that is pretty good on it.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=603816

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Jaze,

please let me know how the bits are working out for you - will order if you like yours,

 

[jaze36]

No problem, if you are interested when I drill I'll let you know and you could stop by and see first hand.

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Me very interested! And, you are not 1 hour away like the rest of the world!

Thanks for the invite,

 

[xian]

Wes don't bother with a 10. They crack

 

[Whale4Ver1.1]

yeah I thought about that. hopefully this guy I work with wants to trade his 55RR for some frags I have so I wont have to worry about that

 

[monti-mike]

got my bit of of Customaquatics.com really good reef stuff there in California......

they stock 2 sizes but a little exp>>>> they have it all though....