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i have a 20l and a 10g aquarium both old both made from all glass , so i called them they told me to look through a polarized glass to see if its tempered (i have no polarized glass that i know of ) i was gonna pratice on the 10g first so .........idk HELP!!!

 

Im pretty sure all those little tanks...have tempered glass on the bottoms

 

If your drilling the sides you should be fine. I just did it to a 20L an am looking for a 30L or 40L to do it to.

Good luck.

 

depends on the company.. if it was made by aquaeon then they are not tempered until about 75 gallons.. I believe tetra's smaller tanks have tempered bottoms but regular side panels.. I say go for it, just drill the back..

 

ok because i was drilling a practice piece of glass i took off of a old metal halide fixture and i had finally got a good flow going and next thing u knew ,crack !!!! ...tempered .now im scared to death to drill the tanks lol

 

dont be scared.. go very slow, Im talking like 20-30 minutes to drill with only the weight of the drill as pressure.. and about every minute flush out the drillings and keep good fluid over it.. I drilled a 10 gallon and its not as hard as it seems, just time consuming..

 

drilled my tank just the other day. definitely drill the back or side just to make sure. put a bead of plumbers putty or anything similar around where the whole will be. put some water inside your little levee. start the drill at a small angle just to get started and then gradually straighten the drill up. use slight pressure and with a fairly new bit you should be through in 2 minutes tops with a tank that thin. remember slight and i do mean slight pressure. then enjoy. so you know i drilled my 75 with no practice just went right to it.

 

awesome im just gonna wait til every thing gets here and did you take a look the numbers of postings i have :O it was 66*