hole saws - where to get

[latazyo]

is that chinese ebay place still the go to guy for diamond tip hole saws?

I need a big one for a 2" bulkhead

 

[fkdenton]

I don't think the Hong Kong guy has that big of ones I think 1"1/2 are as big as he carries

 

[latazyo]

crap...if I have to buy a super expensive hole saw I might go with a normal sized drain for this new tank then

 

[DrBDC]

2" on a 40 gallon tank!!??

 

[levon15]

that was my question. what are you putting in this tank?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10650495#post10650495 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DrBDC
2" on a 40 gallon tank!!??

 

[panaboy95]

just e-maill the hong kong guy on ebay he has them i know i got one from him. if not there are other on ebay that have them.
i would let you borrow mine but it is not like i am five minutes away. if you are ever up in central IL let me know.

 

[panaboy95]

check this guy out i think this may be the guy i bought mine from i can't remmember.

http://stores.ebay.com/saltydepot_D...W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQfsubZ11336307QQftidZ2QQtZkm

 

[latazyo]

thanks panaboy

I have a 2" drain on my current tank and was hoping to just re-use the plumbing

but Im thinking dual drains for the new one...so the 2" hole saw wont be necessary, but I dont have any hole saws, so I'll still need something

 

[ebe]

I bought mine from Richon tools. Super cheap and they worked great. I bought a 45mm and 38mm bit. I used them on my 90 and plan to drill my 125 this weekend. If they only last on the two tanks they were worth it.

 

[latazyo]

is Richon in town somewhere?

 

[ebe]

www dot richontools dot com

They are in Hong Kong. The shipment comes in a little cardboard box. I bought my bits in seperate purchases and both came just fine.

 

[!wrass!]

I drilled 4 holes with my richon tools saw and it is still going strong. Shipping is fairly fast too. I don't know how big they go.

 

[DrBDC]

What is your skimmer feed rate? It doesn't help to have more than about 10% over the feedrate. i.e. if it feeds with a mj1200, there's not much point in running more than about 350gph through the sump or you lose efficiency. Now if it's a beckett or downdraft, then go for sump throughput.

 

[latazyo]

its just a standard ER RS5-3 w/ sedra 3500, so Im assuming the feed rate is low, but I need to use my return pump for some flow in the tank as well

 

[DrBDC]

I guess as long as you are producing good amounts of skimmate (cup a day dark) and nitrates stay 0-5, then no harm no foul.

 

[latazyo]

my skimmer doesnt do anything

the bubbles reach the top but never overflow into the cup

skimmers are such a headache for me, I can never get them setup right

its a really good and clean skimmer too, so its not doing anything wrong, its 100% user error