juice_1080
Member
Do you think it would be safe/smart to drill an older tank? I am looking at drilling my 75g but I know it is an older tank. The bottom says its tempered but I would be drilling the back.
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ketill
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NO .
My tank specifically said " the bottum of this tank is tempered glass for structural integrity and should not be drilled. " the sides where not supposed to be tempered of the back, scroll up a little and look at the pick. . . , Also LFS here custome orders tanks not tempered with intent to drill, and some of them still come tempered, don't think i would risk it. . . , Acrylic is a different story though.
My tank specifically said " the bottum of this tank is tempered glass for structural integrity and should not be drilled. " the sides where not supposed to be tempered of the back, scroll up a little and look at the pick. . . , Also LFS here custome orders tanks not tempered with intent to drill, and some of them still come tempered, don't think i would risk it. . . , Acrylic is a different story though.
juice_1080
Member
any other options you know of that don't include an ugly overflow box on the back?
ketill
Member
ahhh . . . big ugly over flow box that when it loses siphen during pwr outage, then power comes back on floods your house, or what you mentioned earlier, just sell it and get a drilled, look in photo post, chekc out the 65 drilled with overflow, plumbing, pump, ect all for like $450 after tax. and tax is like 10% here. or, my LFS will drill the tank for you. . . guranteed. wish i had taken that rout, would have to be buying a new tank today woulda been them buying it for me :0).
juice_1080
Member
I would buy a predrilled and just sell this one if it was less than $200 but I can't justify spending over $200 on a tank when I already have one that still has nothing but at stand right now.
snakeblitz33
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Save up for a larger pre drilled tank. I am going to be saving for the next year or so for a 240 sps tank, OR I am going to start a marine fish hatchery. The hatchery is going to be a lot more profitable. 
shinobi9119
Active Member
I got my 75 gallon pre- drilled with the megaflow overflow, im happy i did
shinobi9119
Active Member
Originally Posted by juice_1080
I would buy a predrilled and just sell this one if it was less than $200 but I can't justify spending over $200 on a tank when I already have one that still has nothing but at stand right now.
i got my 75 predrilled for 229 with the megaflow overflow
I would buy a predrilled and just sell this one if it was less than $200 but I can't justify spending over $200 on a tank when I already have one that still has nothing but at stand right now.
i got my 75 predrilled for 229 with the megaflow overflow
juice_1080
Member
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33
Save up for a larger pre drilled tank. I am going to be saving for the next year or so for a 240 sps tank, OR I am going to start a marine fish hatchery. The hatchery is going to be a lot more profitable.
I don't have room for anything bigger than a 75g otherwise I would.
Save up for a larger pre drilled tank. I am going to be saving for the next year or so for a 240 sps tank, OR I am going to start a marine fish hatchery. The hatchery is going to be a lot more profitable.
I don't have room for anything bigger than a 75g otherwise I would.