reeferman06
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I saw a guy with a hole drilled in a 2.5 gallon, what do you use?
How do you drill a hole in tanks that are small?
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jpeggerling
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Here is a pretty good DIY way to drill you tank. Use a dremal tool. Check it out it can be done. I hope this helps
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=751988&highlight=drill+dremel
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=751988&highlight=drill+dremel
My 2.5 is drilled, dunno if that is the one you are talking about, however I had to experiment first, and my solution was way off the wall.
I tried to drill the first 2.5 with a regular hole drill used to drill larger tanks (I have drilled dozens of tanks, ranging from (20-220 gallons, never cracked any). I cracked it when I went to push through, so I tried another and the same thing. Well, I decided to take out the back glass that was cracked, and I replaced it with a piece of acrylic I cut to size, and was able to drill a perfect hole in it in 20 seconds with ease.
I think if I had kept the first tank I would have tried to drill another hole in the back of it, this time though not try to push through, but take my dremel and finish the job once I had used the drill to get most of the way through.
Edit: I noticed your from raleigh, the drills I was using are the ones at Fish World on Capital Blvd, as I used to be a manager there Jeff let me go and try to drill the 2.5's, he wanted to see if it could be done also, he was surprised at my solution, hehe.
I tried to drill the first 2.5 with a regular hole drill used to drill larger tanks (I have drilled dozens of tanks, ranging from (20-220 gallons, never cracked any). I cracked it when I went to push through, so I tried another and the same thing. Well, I decided to take out the back glass that was cracked, and I replaced it with a piece of acrylic I cut to size, and was able to drill a perfect hole in it in 20 seconds with ease.
I think if I had kept the first tank I would have tried to drill another hole in the back of it, this time though not try to push through, but take my dremel and finish the job once I had used the drill to get most of the way through.
Edit: I noticed your from raleigh, the drills I was using are the ones at Fish World on Capital Blvd, as I used to be a manager there Jeff let me go and try to drill the 2.5's, he wanted to see if it could be done also, he was surprised at my solution, hehe.
FLricordia
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I thought you couldn't seal acrylic to glass. I have never tryed it, just what I hear. How did you do it?
mr pink floyd
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it seals, it most likely wont stand pressures, with it sealed and equal pressuse on both sides(being under water) it will stay fine, if you tried to make a tank out of acrylic and glass, well have a mop ready
8 months and counting on my hybrid glass/acrylic tank. It has alot to do with it being such a small tank, theres not that much pressure on it, hell i have have a piece of rock leaning on it, and the circulation pump on the right upper corner is creating some pressure on it as well. Just gotta try new things sometimes.
