deeveus Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Hi again. I was wondering how I would go about drilling 2 holes in my tank for my sump (in/outlets) The tank is an AR 620T, which I am pretty sure is glass but have been told otherwise. Can I just use a standard drill with sawmouth drill pieces? Or what do I use. Also, what sealant do I use around the gap of the pipe? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njd Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Can I just use a standard drill with sawmouth drill pieces? Not if it's glass you need a diamond hole saw,if its toughened glass you can't drill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 im pretty sure the aqua one tanks are made out of toughened glass, i would contact the manufaturer to be sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeveus Posted May 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Paul B Says that the glass is toughened. What is the worst that can happen? The glass smash and go everywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 I beleave that this would be a job for a laser. Talk to your local glass people and see what they can do. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 I've not heard of anyone using lasers to cut glass, certainly not here. Cutting glass hole is easy. Cutting them in pre-made tanks is hit or miss. Does't matter if its toughend or not. If it was me, i'd do it myself. You would be much better off starting with a purpose made tank. I think the root of your problems lie with trying to 'retrofit' a tank to do something it was never designed to do. I suspect if you carry on down this route you will end up spending a lot of money to get a less than stellar result. Only my opnion though, if you are set on the existing tank/stand and are commited to using it, I am sure you will work it out. Good luck Pies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Does't matter if its toughend or not. I dont think that is correct, you cant drill or cut toughend glass. Best to check will a glass company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 I dont think that is correct, you cant drill or cut toughend glass. Best to check will a glass company that's what i thought too. you cant cut toughened glass as far as im aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 yep, found this info on the net to confirm, once a glass object has been tempered it can not be cut without complete failure. The glass must be cut to its desired size and any drilling, sanding or etching must be done before tempering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 I stand corrected. I guess none of our tanks are made of it Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 I use to cut glass for a living. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 The aqua-one tanks are fine to be drilled. I have drilled quite a few. THEY ARE NOT TOUGHEND YOU CAN DRILL THEM. You can use either proper glass drill bits or some of the drill bits that they use for drilling tiles, i have used both. I would only drill the back panel, because if you do break it you will find the back panel eaiser to replace. Just make sure when you drill you use lots of water and drill from both sides of the glass. EASY AS PIE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeveus Posted May 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Excellent. Thanks for the info TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 So I take it that they are not toughend. I hope that they are not new stock that Paul B is talking about that has been toughend. Aaron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 So I take it that they are not toughend. I hope that they are not new stock that Paul B is talking about that has been toughend. Aaron. The last one i drilled was about a week ago, one of the newer ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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