- Location
- poughquag, ny
out of curiousity, when drilling the tank are you keeping water on what your drilling ?
Another Deep Blue Nightmare
- Thread starter TRUKINGNY
- Start date
- Location
- NY
The problem lies with the claims the company made about their tank. They said it was not constructed with tempered glass on the back panel. The way that tank shattered shows that there is no question, no doubt whatsoever that it was built with tempered glass. Tempered glass has a zero success rate for drilling. It cannot be drilled, period, the end.
You ask can a standard glass tank crack? Yes, certainly can. However, the success rate is probably in the 95% category (totally conjecture with regard to the %), and you CAN succeed, where you cannot with tempered.
The problem with the Deep Blue tank in this thread had nothing to do with Rich drilling the tank but everything to do with the claim that the company incorrectly stated it was built with standard glass, not tempered.
Russ
- Location
- White Plains
Like everything in life nothing is a for sure thing but as you can see in the pics a non tempered glass will not have cracked like that
- Location
- White Plains
Yes I had my friend hold the hose there the whole time never took it off once
- Location
- White Plains
Thank you Russ well said
- Location
- NY
Facts are facts. Indisputable
Hopefully you'll hear back from DB with their support and a replacement tank.
Russ
If it was a rimless tank, then it is tempered. All rimless Deep Blue tanks are tempered and always have been. I wouldn't blame the company for it, you said they told you it wasn't tempered and then later said you found their email so you could write them and tell them it was tempered and it shattered. Also you stated you don't have their phone #, when I emailed deep blue last year they sent a phone number attached with the response email. Sorry your tank cracked but I don't believe you ever contacted deep blue or that you did your home work. If the tank isn't rimless then it's 50/50 on it being tempered as they use that tempered glass on a lot of their tanks.
I don't understand your post. First you said all rimless tanks tempered and the end of the post you say 50/50. Confused
- Location
- Brooklyn
So the tank was undrilled and cheap. If you say the overflows on the RR deep blue are huge and bulky, cant you just remove them and put custom ones in and not have to worry about drilling?
- Location
- White Plains
First of all i never said i contacted DB so you need to go back to post one and reread buddy second you are WRONG i will let the picture say the rest... i rest my case NEXT!!! ooo and also please go on their website and find me a number if you can thank you... just incase you wanna know i have the 57 gallon rimless reef ready one
- Location
- White Plains
i tried this idea and even spoke to custom king about it problem is DB holes are so far off the back glass you only save 1"-2" max so its really not worth it
First of all i never said i contacted DB so you need to go back to post one and reread buddy second you are WRONG i will let the picture say the rest... i rest my case NEXT!!! ooo and also please go on their website and find me a number if you can thank you... just incase you wanna know i have the 57 gallon rimless reef ready one
I'm pretty sure you said you did, secondly it's pretty common knowledge they use tempered glass on almost everything. There are plenty of write ups out there on it. Do your homework next time.
- Location
- Kings Park, NY
It's weird because the 57 rimless I had was tempered on all 5 panes. Even had 2 stickers on the bottom that said "All panes tempered". Sorry to this happen either way. Seems to save money DB may be substituting panes where needed.
- Location
- White Plains
well then please tell the company to change there specs on the website that will help.. and i just called the number that was page 1 and they said you have to email them..
- Location
- Brooklyn
Sucks. I just ordered a DB 120RR. No drilling involved!
Im sure DB will hook you up after proving your point. If not, just bad mouth them everywhere.
Im sure DB will hook you up after proving your point. If not, just bad mouth them everywhere.
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
Jarrett people will fight till there last breathe. Also i know many people who like drilled tanks to RR tanks. It saves on space especially in a small tank. As for the tempered glass shattering if deep blue had no stickers marked and if the order wasnt for tempered glass i see no reason why they wouldnt refund you money. Now if it wasnt tempered and it broke they have no responsibility obviously. DB im sure knows that people drill there tanks sometimes and its there responsibility to mark there tanks.
- Location
- Rocky Point, NY
+1. Tempered glass shatters. All other glass would just crack.
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