Glass drilling

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Any drilled the back of a tank for bulkheads to put in an overflow box?

Thanks!

 

[Boogie]

its easy if you have the glass bit. Just go slow, use a hose to add water and apply almost no pressure.

 

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I hear that some of the LFS offer glass drilling. Anyone know what they charge? Also, anyone seen overflow boxes at any LFS that I could buy to silicone in?

 

[Haddonisreef]

I hear that some of the LFS offer glass drilling. Anyone know what they charge? Also, anyone seen overflow boxes at any LFS that I could buy to silicone in?

I'd use a acrylic Gide plate so you don't have to apply to much force to the bit to get it started!! Also I'd use a bulk head between over flow and glass! That's what I did on the cube!!

 

[Boogie]

glass-holes.com is the only one I have seen. Make sure your tank glass isn't tempered (usually only bottom is but verify before drilling/ordering). I know most glass shops that do custom glass will cut it for apx $30.00 per hole but they won't guarantee that they don't crack or break anything.

 

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Anyone ever heard of this guy? http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

I hear that some of the LFS offer glass drilling. Anyone know what they charge? Also, anyone seen overflow boxes at any LFS that I could buy to silicone in?

Call elite reef. I think they charge $10 per hole.

 

[Off The Deep End]

Anyone ever heard of this guy? http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html

Yeah, melev is pretty well known.

 

[Off The Deep End]

Call elite reef. I think they charge $10 per hole.

I thought it was $25 for the first hole and $10 for each after that?

 

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Hmm. Still better than doing it myself. But I would have to breakdown the tank again. At least I don't have any corals or fish in it.

 

[Off The Deep End]

What size tank is it?

 

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11 gal tall. I was thinking a center overflow at the top of the tank and then two returns on each side. I could get rid of all of the equipment in my tank.

 

[Off The Deep End]

Oh if you could find another tank for cheap then you could try drilling it yourself and build the overflow then just swap the tanks out. That way if it gets messed up you still have a tank.

 

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Well if Elite is cheap then I will have them do it or I will buy the bit and try it.

 

[Mini T]

Elite does a great job drilling. Totally worth it.

 

[Tripple T]

I've drilled tanks. Not hard at all. Glass-holes.com sells the bits. U just need a squirt bottle to occasionally wet ur hole. Get a scrap piece of glass and just practice one before u do the actual one on the tank.

 

[SAZAMA]

get plumbers putty and make a moat around the hole you want to drill, fill with water and get it started, super easy.

 

[miwoodar]

I've always sliced the bottom off of a cottage cheese container and taped it to the glass for the moat. Bonus, if you cut a hole in the bottom of the container the exact same size at the bit, it will make a good guide so the bit doesn't skip around before it starts cutting the groove in the glass.

Thin glass is much more difficult to drill BTW. The chances of it cracking go way up.