Reef ready tank?

[Neoz]

I have seen or had many chances to pick up some nice tanks lately with this economy being the way it is. But none of them were reef ready.

Should I be holding out for a reef ready tank or just get one and have it drilled? Next question is can all tanks be drilled? The last question who would or could drill it and roughly how much?

With all that factored in I may just want to wait for a reef ready tank.

Thanks for any advice...

 

[Capt_Cully]

I've become a HUGE fan of www.glassholes.com overflows. They are low profile and handle the same, if not more, flow than those bulky, ugly, aquascape affecting, factory overflows by All Glass and Oceanic (aka Aqueon). They come with a template, and I believe, drill bit for a DIY installation. Tim at ABC Reefs in Syr has been installing them and he runs no less than 12 or so in his shop as a testimony on how nicely they work.

You can install them on ANY tank so long as it's not tempered glass. If you can operate a drill, you can DIY. My only regret is that I did not know about them earlier. My Oceanic 180 loses a major portion of it's back wall due to factory mailbox sized overflows. ****es me off every time I think about it.

Anyway, I've just ordered a 40 Breeder and one of those overflows for myself. If you can find a suitable used tank, non-RR you can convert it cheaply and I guarantee you won't be disappointed with the glass holes RR conversion.

Just my 2 cents :thumbsup:

 

[Capt_Cully]

sorry it's glass-holes.com

http://www.glass-holes.com/category.sc?categoryId=3

 

[reefman5511]

For the most part, most tanks have tempered bottoms which can't be drilled. So with that said, most tank walls can be drilled with the exception of Marineland/Perfecto 55 gallon tanks which have tempered sides.

 

[SIguy]

I have a 220 drilled for sale $450.

 

[livingstone]

Marineland posts specs online, for their tanks. The specs specify which panels are tempered.

This may not help you much if the tank is 'older'.

 

[SPN]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1610018

 

[Blugobi]

You can drill on the back bottom and make your own overflow...not very difficult at all.......

Geo

 

[reefscape15]

The TOTM that was just on had external overflow boxes. I think thats a nicer look than internal overflow boxes, but i'm sure also more expensive