$$$ Money$$$ No Im Not Asking For It~~~

I believe that acrylic is better at insulation, inotherwords, it will help to keep water at a specific temperature for a longer period of time than glass as well!

 

Really? I would figure the opposite...good to know

 

Who told you that I wonder? We drill our own but my lfs only charges about $25 per hole drilled. As long as the glass that you're drilling isn't tempered and you're using the proper tools, you should have no problems whatsoever. The smaller the tank, however, the thinner the glass so that $10 small tank might crack a lot easier than, say, a more expensive 55 gallon tank.

 

Whell one of the people from my LFS store ( she was the one who got me into salt) said that it would cost alot and the glass might break and basically said not to drill glass. I want to take a piece of scrap glass shelving and try to drill it.
What tools should I use? Wow funny that you say that. My previous tank that I bought long story.... I went to my LFS the one with that lady who part-ownes it and bought a approx 40 gal acyrilc seamless tank (empty) for $150 but it was scratched so now, theyve given me the option to give them back the tank and find a new one and have $150 shopping spree or to have them fire the tank that i bought to get out the scratches. Anyways thats funny cause I was on a fourm today that is for Salts in my area and there is a 55 gal glass tank with alot of extras for 80$ so wow I really hope that the guy answers my questions and lives close and I can buy this tank

Hey what is tempered glass? Everyone says that what does it mean?

 

Karma amcarrig thx

 

Tempered glass is glass that's been specially fired/heated/hardened so that when it breaks it shatters rather than cracks. To drill the tank, you need a steady hand, an electric drill (or a drill press) and a diamond tip core bit. The size of the bit and the size of the hole you drill will depend on the size of the bulkhead that you would plan to use. Before you even think about drilling a "used" tank yourself, however, you need to find out what kind of tank you're drilling so that you can call the manufacturer to find out which, if any, of the glass panels are tempered glass.

 

I found out that the tank I might be getting has ano overflow not drilled. what are your comments overflow vs. drilled?

 

Does that mean you'll have a hang on overflow? If so, I much prefer having a drilled tank to having a hang on overflow. Hang ons can lose siphon, clog up, are noisy and don't generate as much flow as I'd like.

 

yea i think it would be a hang on but a 55gal tank with 6 different bulbs, hood, stand, and sump for 80$ I dont think thats bad. For that price I could deal with noise, plus down the road I could allways drill it or get a bigger tank.

 

That's a very good price and you can still drill it before you set it up if you're so inclined but that's entirely up to you. What kind of "bulbs" does it come with?