Jackpot...

[fishkid13]

Originally Posted by woody189
http:///forum/post/3061825
Well then I guess it was well deserved.
that was really nice of them.
It was, and all the money I got working I gave to my dad for fathers day. Another fathers day is a ways away it doesn't hurt to give a gift early.
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3061832
"spoiled"

When I was little I got a plastic bowl and some sea-monkeys

No, I work for everything I get.
Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3061847
Nice tank time to do some planning. It does not seem to be drilled. Did it come with any equipment below ?
No it didn't come with any equipment. It is not drilled so (me and my dad are working on this as a father and son project) we were thinking drill 4 holes. Two in each corner and put an overflow box around it. Put then I remembered the DIY pvc overflows. They are cheaper and seam easier. Any thoughts?

 

[meowzer]

AWWWW..that is soo nice...the father and son thing....

 

[woody189]

I think you might as well drill it now. You don't want to fill it up and then change your mind when it's too late. If you don't mind the PVC, then go for it, but drilling it will be better/nicer in the long run.
That's assuming it's not tempered, and you feel you and Daddio can handle. If you think there's a chance that you may break the glass, then don't bother. If you're confident, then go for it.
I don't think the fact that it's easier should be a deciding factor though. Just because it's a 1 time inconvenience.
How old are you?

 

[meowzer]

He is 13...LOL...i have a 225g that is not pre-drilled...I have no pvc and no problems with my over flow and the hoes that lead to my sump/fuge which is under the cabinet....

 

[woody189]

Ummm, 13 w/ 9 yrs experience??
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3062228
no problems with my over flow and the hoes that lead to my sump/fuge which is under the cabinet....
HUH? What about the hose that leads to sump/fuge?
and you have an overflow box, right?

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by woody189
http:///forum/post/3062244
Ummm, 13 w/ 9 yrs experience??
HUH? What about the hose that leads to sump/fuge?
and you have an overflow box, right?
IDK about the 9 years
ANYWAY...I meant the hoses go from my overflow to the sump.....then I have one hose that leads from the return to the tank

 

[woody189]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3062256
IDK about the 9 years
ANYWAY...I meant the hoses go from my overflow to the sump.....then I have one hose that leads from the return to the tank
And you don't wish it was drilled?? Don't you think that would make life easier?
I wish my tnak was drilled.

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by woody189
http:///forum/post/3062259
And you don't wish it was drilled?? Don't you think that would make life easier?
I wish my tnak was drilled.
I didn't even know what drilled was before I found this site......I have no problems with my overflow..but I have no experience with drilled..so I have nothing to compare it to

 

[woody189]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3062263
I didn't even know what drilled was before I found this site......I have no problems with my overflow..but I have no experience with drilled..so I have nothing to compare it to
Yea, me neither.
Maybe it's the fact that I made a ghetto overflow box made out of two $1 plastic food containers. LOL.

 

[meowzer]

Hey whatever works...and if it's cheaper...all the better

 

[florida joe]

I am 100% with Woody on this. A drilled tank is the way to go. Over flow boxes inside the tank are far safer IMO. If the op is concerned about drilling it with his dad they should look into taking the tank to a glass shop and have them do it. As woody stated in the long run it is the way to go

 

[fishkid13]

Well I am 14 now. 9 years for fresh and salt. Well I am drilling it. We got our first things for the tank, two bulkheads.

Sorry to confuse you guys, we are taking it to the glass store so they can cut it. With this nice of a tank I don't trust us.

 

[woody189]

Originally Posted by fishkid13
http:///forum/post/3062619
Well I am 14 now. 9 years for fresh and salt. Well I am drilling it. We got our first things for the tank, two bulkheads.

Sorry to confuse you guys, we are taking it to the glass store so they can cut it. With this nice of a tank I don't trust us.
If you don't mind, could you tell us how much they charge??
Just wondering, I don't even have a tank to drill.

 

[fishkid13]

For a 1" hole or any small hole they charge about $7-10. On my 84 it was $7.34. Good memory huh.