Getting back into the hobbie - got a question

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rebel06

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Hey all... been out of the hobbie for about 4 years now... I had a 90 set-up for about 3 years before I had a major crash, lost everything... the heater in the sump broke and shocked everything, including myself when I went to clean the tank... anyway..
Finally talk the new wife into letting me set it back up..

Here is what it use to look like...


So heres my question... I'm wanting to drill the tank this time.. you know.. have a nice clean looking display.. it's an All-Glass
aquarium 90 gallon built in 2000.. I'm wondering if the bottom and / or sides are tempered... would prefer to drill the bottom.. but will be happy drilling the back... anyone know..?
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Welcome to the forums! I hope you enjoy your stay. Please, tell us a little more about yourself and your overall goal for your new dream tank. Start posting in "the aquarium" and introduce yourself to everyone. You will find many new friends here who are all willing to help.
I like your old tank. A lot of purple coralline!
What I suggest you do right now is read up on some of the new advancements to the hobby - one of the major ones being LED lighting. Keep researching your equipment and stock list before you even start buying a single thing. One wrong purchase can set you back hundreds of dollars, as you well know by now!
Here are my thoughts on your overflow:
The bottom glass is probably going to be tempered. I look at it as if any aquarium that does not have pre-drilled holes in the bottom glass is tempered. Even then, if there are holes drilled, most of the time they go ahead and temper after they drill the holes! SO... here is what I suggest:
Go for the beananimal style overflow. In the beananimal design, it is absolutely dead silent. You do not have any water noise or spashing/draining sounds at all! That's a major plus. The other plus's of the design is that if the main channel gets clogged, the open channel (with the siphon) starts to function. If the main channel and the open channel get clogged, the emergency channel starts working! So, it has fail safes and is dead silent - what is there not to like?!
Here is a picture of the beananimal overflow:
 
flower

flower

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Welcome to the site Rebel!
1st...I hope you have installed GFCI outlets....I did all around my fish tank and when my tank got zapped...I didn't lose any fish and I did not get shocked. I did lose lots of coral and inverts so it isn't a perfect solution but it's worth the install.
 
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