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[panaboy95]

Well i was drilling a 55 that i got to make a fuge out of and i broke it. i gave next to nothing for it. so it is no big deal i just don't want to buy a another one.

i was drilling one of the ends and i was doing it with a dremel i have has sucsess with it before. well i was drilling the first hole all the way through and it poped and a big spiderweb. i though the bottom was the only thing tempered but i think the side must be to.

has anyone had sucess in replacing a pane on a glass tank before. i have a friend who owns a glass company i was going to talk to him about it. but he hates working on anything like that. i wanted him to build me a tank and he would not do it.

 

[Reggae Fish]

Sounds like you should be using acrylic

I couldn't say as I don't have near the experience the others on this board do but I would say...don't worry about trying to fix it. Get another one cheap and it would probably cost you less in money and sanity in the long run. JMO

 

[jcjstl]

almost all 55's are tempered. from what i have been told anyway.

 

[Reggae Fish]

If I'm not mistaken (which I often am) most 55's would have tempered bottoms which is not the problem you had. The sides generally are fine to drill. If I had to guess on what went wrong I would say not the proper tool and bit.

 

[panaboy95]

I AM SURE THE SIDE WAS TEMPERER. I HAVE USED THOSE SAME BITS ON OTHER GLASS HOLES. THEY ARE THE STANDERD DIAMOND GLASS BITS FROM DREMEL

I THINK I AM GOING TO TRY TO REPLACE THE PANE. THE GLASS IS FREE AND I WILL FILL IT FULL OF WATER AND SET IT IN THE SHOP FOR A FEW WEEKS SO IF THE SIDE BLOWS OUT NO LOSS

 

[bpd964]

The bit may have been dull.. diamond bits get a little rounded after a few holes..

 

[fkdenton]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8572470#post8572470 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by panaboy95

I THINK I AM GOING TO TRY TO REPLACE THE PANE. THE GLASS IS FREE AND I WILL FILL IT FULL OF WATER AND SET IT IN THE SHOP FOR A FEW WEEKS SO IF THE SIDE BLOWS OUT NO LOSS

Can I have your lights and other equipment when you wife kills you because that thing falls apart in 3 months and floods the basement?

 

[panaboy95]

the basement drain is four foot from the tank would not be that big of a deal exept the pump would pump the sump dry