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10-15-2014, 07:23 AM
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Drilling hole in glass?
Looking to drill a hole in the bottom of a 33g long tank.
In the past, I've used a blowtorch and slowly melted the glass in a small tank and very slowly letting it cool and keep doing it untill it reaches the size I want to install the bulkhead. Is this a good idea or a really risky move that ruin the tank? From my experience, as long as you keep temperature stable and give it time to cool down, everything should be ok... any suggestions? 
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10-15-2014, 08:17 AM
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Much easier to get a diamond drill the right size and do it that way. Would take less than 10 minutes. Just have to make sure glass isn't tempered. Just search YouTube on drilling glass. Dead simple just go slow and steady.
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10-15-2014, 01:46 PM
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Make sure the bottom is not tempered
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150 gallon reef mostly softies/lps. 50 gal sump with bubble magnus skimmer/ Led fuge light/refugium/ 1200 return and tunze powerheads. Dual pharoah main tank led.4 pump dosser. 550 gallon stingray tank water drip system 150 bowfront. 75 turtle tank, many others
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10-15-2014, 09:38 PM
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Blow torch? That is BADASS!
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This and that.
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#7
10-16-2014, 12:09 AM
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You can buy inexpensive diamond hole saws from eBay and I've used mine around 15-20 times
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150 gallon reef mostly softies/lps. 50 gal sump with bubble magnus skimmer/ Led fuge light/refugium/ 1200 return and tunze powerheads. Dual pharoah main tank led.4 pump dosser. 550 gallon stingray tank water drip system 150 bowfront. 75 turtle tank, many others
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10-21-2014, 01:43 AM
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I bought mine from tile town here in Edmonton
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I believe Reefkeeping is not a hobby but a way of life It's unfortunate mine is at a stand still! Building a 135 reef 9 years in the making(seem like I'll never get this 1 together! Too Busy with the Nano and Pico tanks
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