Local glass specialist

[hckycoz]

I need someone local that can cut off about 6" from the top of my 55g. Will a glass company do this, can i do it myself?
if i do it myself i would have to take all the glass apart right?

 

[chadfarmer]

suggest calling some glass companys


you might be able to do it your self

if you know you can seal the glass and have no problems

 

[hckycoz]

im not too confident i can reseal it, unless i could cut the glass with out taking it a part

 

[ug]

If the glass is tempered you can not cut it . I'm pretty sure not even a glass company could.

 

[hckycoz]

how do i find out if it is tempered?

 

[Mykayel]

it is unlikely that the sides of the tank are tempered but the bottom prbobaly is?

I could be wrong but I would also think that it would cost quite a bit for them to do that to an assembled tank. Why not just build your own box out of cut pieces?

 

[hckycoz]

I have been thinkin about that but I have been told that precut glass is quite expensive. Does any one know if this is true? I will call a couple of places tomorrow mourinig to get quotes

 

[aroundtuit]

I bought glass to replace the end panel on a 55 Gal a few months ago from a local glass shop in Kirkwood. At that time I asked about cutting some glass I had on hand (broken back to a 55 Gal). If I remember correctly, they told me it would be $10 a cut. Of course that is for a sheet, not an assembled tank. If its even possible to do, I seriously doubt they would do it for with any kind of guarrentee.