Bless my loving wife!

[e46er]

Originally Posted by BlueAbyss

+1, I wouldn't drill a tank if it had a warranty on it. Well, until the warranty runs out anyhow

I don't think drilling glass is nearly as risky as people think it is. The key is to go slow and make sure you're straight up and down at all times. And cool water flowing constantly.

I don't like the look of overflows at all. I think they are ugly and they take up valuable floorspace in the tank... But what other choices do we have, right?

most tanks warrenty if you purchase the stand as well is 20 years

i also agree drilling the glass wasnt difficult at all much easier than i expected
i didnt keep the drill straight up and down i made circular motions but i also took 20 min to drill 3/8 glass...............key is to go SLOW

[BlueAbyss]

Originally Posted by mark

lots don't take any floor space then with an external the box is outside the tank and you can make that you're only loosing an 1" deep or less of say a foot along of the backwall.

Ah, right, DUH, I knew that. I don't know why I didn't think of an external overflow when I was typing that. Or a coast to coast for that matter.

Originally Posted by e46er

most tanks warrenty if you purchase the stand as well is 20 years

i also agree drilling the glass wasnt difficult at all much easier than i expected
i didnt keep the drill straight up and down i made circular motions but i also took 20 min to drill 3/8 glass...............key is to go SLOW

Awesome, glad it went well for you.