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Fl_seagull · 01/03/2006, 08:17 PM

I just started drilling my 75 gal to put in a Calfo (?) type overflow. I don't use a hole saw I use stainglass bits.

Well... I cracked my first tank.

I got impatient and the bit was dull. It wasn't from over heating it was from hitting the glass

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01/03/2006, 08:17 PM	#172
Fl_seagull Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 206	I just started drilling my 75 gal to put in a Calfo (?) type overflow. I don't use a hole saw I use stainglass bits. Well... I cracked my first tank. I got impatient and the bit was dull. It wasn't from over heating it was from hitting the glass . __________________ I try to learn from other's mistakes but my own are more entertaining. Current Tank Info: 125 gal Reef, 120 FO, 6 gal soft coral/LPS Nano