That was cool all though it sucked at the same time. I just got a diamond imp. hole saw and took an old AGA 20 gallon tank outside to give it a whirl. My son ran the water and I started drilling. 30 seconds and a small cut into the glass and SMASH! I thought all AGA tanks were only tempered on the bottom. I tried another side just for fun and had the same loud pop noise and smashed up glass.
It didn't fall all over but broke into little pieces that stayed together for the most part. Any thoughts?
Like I said. I was under the impression that all AGA tanks were not tempered on the sides. I e-mailed them to ask if the tank I want to drill is or isn't. I was told it was only tempered on the bottom. I'll wait and see what they have to say.
The time I tried to drilled a piece of tempered glass it sounded like a gun shot when it exploded and it flew into a zillion pieces everywhere.
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150 gal Custom. Born 5/7/07. 50gal, 29gal, 20gal Sumps. 30gal Frag Tank. ETSS 800 Skimmer, Deltec APF600 Skimmer. PFO Solaris Lighting on Display and Frag Tank
Yep. The 20 gallon I smashed had very thin glass. I wonder if they tempered these because of that. I drilled a couple of pieces of scrap glass from the hardware store before I set to work on the 40. All went well. The specs on the 40 says it's not tempered.
Just for the heck of it I called around to three different aquarium makers - all three use tempered glass on all sides and bottom of the aquariums they make.
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Actually, the total cost is less if tempered glass is used. This is because while the glass costs more, the total weight of the tank is about 1/2. They make it back on shipping.
You may be able to get a tank custom ordered that uses conventional plate glass. Or you might be able to get a reef ready tank, so there is no need to drill.
Smash!!!!!!!!
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