Tank Drilling

[jeffopentax]

The topic of drilling came up again and it got me thinking, has anyone actually cracked a tank while drilling? Seems anyone who hasn't drilled a tank is convinced it's a difficult and delicate thing to do. So how many tanks have people drilled, and how many have been cracked/ruined by doing so? Attempts at tempered glass don't count

Tanks drilled - 3
Tanks cracked/ruined - 0


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[Sewerat]

3 and 0 here as well. And that's 6 holes in 3 tanks so average 2 holes per tank

 

[TORX]

I need to count tanks, holes, breaks.
Tanks - 23
Holes - 28
Cracked tanks - 1 (but it was a 10 gallon)

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[pulpfiction1]

blew up a 55 gallon once,was all tempered,otherwise no others

 

[jeffopentax]

Come on, i know a bunch of you have drilled tanks! Let's see some more numbers. Might encourage more people who want a drilled tank to do it


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[Pistol]

Dozens of holes ranging from 30mm to 75mm, 100% successful.

 

[Neopimp]

Drilled 5 tanks with 2-3holes. No issues.


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[SamB]

Two words: Don't do it
OK, that's three words sorry but message sent !

 

[jeffopentax]

Two words: Don't do it
OK, that's three words sorry but message sent !

Something tells me you had a bad experience...


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[SamB]

Something tells me you had a bad experience...
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Scared from others experiences - never seems to end well but maybe these Toronto folks don't know what they are doing
Sounds like my friends in SW Ontario have a good Success average

 

[TORX]

I did 20 20gallon tanks back to back one afternoon. No water hose, just some plumbers puddy, Dewalt corded hand drill and a pepsi bottle of water...I was trained well from @pulpfiction1

 

[unibob]

Woah woah woah. Forget tank drilling. Is the fragtank Hashtagging people now?

#ihatehashtags


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[reef keeper]

I put 4 holes in my 125 sump. Ezzzeeeee peeeezzzzyyyyyy

 

[zoomster]

tanks -5
holes -14
cracks / breaks -0
+ holes drilled in sheet glass for pulls / knobs with 0 breaks so far.
but i am about to drill 2 holes in a 10 gal for a fuge and now TORX has me a little worried!!!

 

[Easto]

So I have been drilling this afternoon.

1st hole went perfect

2nd hole was perfect

3rd hole not so perfect. I have some chipping on the OUTSIDE of the glass. For whatever reason the hole saw bit and caused some chipping on the outside of the hole. Most of the chip is covered by the bulkhead. Problem or no problem?

4th hole is almost done I just ran out of juice on my drill batteries.

 

[unibob]

So I have been drilling this afternoon.

1st hole went perfect

2nd hole was perfect

3rd hole not so perfect. I have some chipping on the OUTSIDE of the glass. For whatever reason the hole saw bit and caused some chipping on the outside of the hole. Most of the chip is covered by the bulkhead. Problem or no problem?

4th hole is almost done I just ran out of juice on my drill batteries.

Chips aren't end of world as long as the bulkhead seals on inside. You will be the only one who would know looking at it.


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[Easto]

It's barely sticks out from the side of the bulkhead. It is on the outside of the tank as well, which I assume isn't so bad.

 

[heath]

CONGRATULATIONS...If you are a little worried use some silicone where the chips are, I believe that you are suppose to put a ring of silicone around the bulkhead anyway.. I did on my 75 gal...

 

[cyberloach]

20 holes (Dart frog tanks, drains, misting nozzles and waterfalls)
1 crack, I dropped the drill on the glass.

One trick I've use is to start the hole on the inside first drill about 1mm then go to out side and finish it off.

 

[Easto]

This is the chip, on the outside of the tank.

I could try and fill it with epoxy, someone on reef central did that with a chip. I just don't want it to weaken the glass and cause a crack if there is something I can do now that would solve the problem. If it's a problem.