Drilling aquarium

[Dfee]

Anybody have any good info on drilling tanks and how close to the edge is too close?
I drilled my rimless 1/2 inch thick glass Deep Blue maybe to close to the top edge. I know of the 1-1.5 of hole diameter rule, but at the last second i decided to move the internal overflow box to raise my water level. So i have two, 2 3/8ths holes about 1.75 from the top edge. Hope i didnt ruin this tank. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[Dfee]

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[mattgumaer]

I could be completely wrong but I think the rule of thumb has to do with the risk of breaking the tank while drilling rather than the structural integrity of the tank after drilling. I don't think the glass at the top of the tank sees much pressure from the water. Might be more of a problem if you were drilling close to the bottom of the tank.

Matt

[Dfee]

Anybody else have a similar situation and your tank didn't blow? Or I guess if it did blow that'd help me out too. Obviously I will do a water fill test, but I'm worried something may happen down the road


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[mikiloffbadfish]

just do it new to the hobby and wanted to see how it worked. so i found an old tank bought a glass cutting drill bit at home depot ran the hose on it and drilled worked great then returned the drill bit. i have a new tank i dont want to break so i call the manufacture today and mad sure it was not temper glass

[mikiloffbadfish]

every one is doing it watch some of the diy videos on youtube it was very easy for me

[mcgyvr]

then returned the drill bit.
oh..One of those guys :sad2:

[Dfee]

every one is doing it watch some of the diy videos on youtube it was very easy for me



That picture I posted IS my tank. It's done. I realized my holes were too high after the fact. And I see no YouTube videos of them doing it that close to the edge like my situation.


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[mcgyvr]

I can't see it being a problem.. That glass is thick enough..
Its just a "rule of thumb"... It doesn't apply perfectly to every situation..

[Ou8me2]

I've always heard 2" from the top and 1.5" from the sides. That's how I did my last tank and no issues so far. I don't think you'll have any problems. That high in the tank there is very little pressure on that part of the glass.

[splix]

I usually drill around 2" from the edges. I've drilled 4 tanks so far, no issues.
I dont really see an issue with your work. It should be fine.