Recommendation on place to get glass tank drilled cheap?

[mdk888]

Anyone have experience with this and have referrals?

 

[jhale]

Anyone have experience with this and have referrals?

at BC's BBQ he's the dremel master.
But I would ask him with a six pack in your hand

 

[bad coffee]

What do you need done, and what size tank? we could easily do it before/early in the BBQ. I might have you pick up a dremmel bit. I don't know where mine might be. Let me look and see if I can find it.


BC

 

[jhale]

BC what kind of bit do you need to drill for a external overflow in a glass 15 gallon, ie the QT I have ?

I've got a dremmel as well.

 

[bad coffee]

for an external overflow, I don't need a dremmel. I use my rotozip, it's faster. If you take the top trim off the tank, you can just cut the big U out of the glass. Then you silicone the trim back on and you've got a full top support.

To drill a hole, you need 2 bits. one is a ball, one is a cone. Both are diamond coated glass bits. I've spun lots of coating off bits by either going too fast or not enough water. but the rotozip is SO much faster. It's a tile cutting bit, so it's not the smoothest cut, but who cares when you're going to cover it with either a bulkhead or some silicone.

B

 

[mdk888]

Just got a 37g oceanic cube and looking to get to holes to plumb to sump. One for intake, one for return

 

[mdk888]

btw im new at this so if my idea doesnt sound right, im open for suggestions. thanks

 

[zahner]

i just drilled my 30 cube with a dremel, check out some pics here. you will need to put the holes in the side panel, Oceanic bottoms are tempered

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4386