M3AN ONE Piranha MFK Member Feb 29, 2012 408 149 76 Long Island Mar 8, 2024 #1 Im picking up a tank tomorrow it has black back and is glass. Since back is black cant do the polarized test. My question is since its already drilled for overflows and I want to add another. Is it safe to assume the glass is not tempered.
Im picking up a tank tomorrow it has black back and is glass. Since back is black cant do the polarized test. My question is since its already drilled for overflows and I want to add another. Is it safe to assume the glass is not tempered.
Midwater Redtail Catfish MFK Member Dec 30, 2021 1,121 1,735 154 Thailand Mar 8, 2024 #2 No. The glass could have been drilled before it was tempered. Reactions: tlindsey and BadGaskets
BadGaskets Exodon MFK Member Apr 1, 2023 38 38 26 Mar 8, 2024 #3 Exactly. My 120 has 4 holes drilled by the manufacturer AND the sticker indicating that it's tempered Reactions: tlindsey
Exactly. My 120 has 4 holes drilled by the manufacturer AND the sticker indicating that it's tempered
M3AN ONE Piranha MFK Member Feb 29, 2012 408 149 76 Long Island Mar 9, 2024 #4 All panels are typical the same so if the clear panels aren’t tempered there should be no reason to expect the back black panel to be right?
All panels are typical the same so if the clear panels aren’t tempered there should be no reason to expect the back black panel to be right?
Jexnell Bronze Tier VIP MFK Member Jul 17, 2017 5,569 11,813 493 PNW Mar 9, 2024 #5 M3AN ONE said: All panels are typical the same so if the clear panels aren’t tempered there should be no reason to expect the back black panel to be right? Click to expand... Not necessarily, I have seen tanks with tempered big panels and non tempered small side panels. Reactions: jjohnwm and tlindsey
M3AN ONE said: All panels are typical the same so if the clear panels aren’t tempered there should be no reason to expect the back black panel to be right? Click to expand... Not necessarily, I have seen tanks with tempered big panels and non tempered small side panels.
Midwater Redtail Catfish MFK Member Dec 30, 2021 1,121 1,735 154 Thailand Mar 9, 2024 #6 Generally, as far as I have seen, anything that has been tempered, has the factory temper mark in one of the corners. Reactions: tlindsey
Generally, as far as I have seen, anything that has been tempered, has the factory temper mark in one of the corners.
jjohnwm Sausage Finger Spam Slayer MFK Member Mar 29, 2019 3,808 9,295 164 Manitoba, Canada Mar 9, 2024 #7 Well, there's a simple way to be sure, but it's potentially very dramatic and very expensive... If one panel is black...then obviously they are not all the same. Proceed with caution.... Reactions: Americancichlidsaredabest
Well, there's a simple way to be sure, but it's potentially very dramatic and very expensive... If one panel is black...then obviously they are not all the same. Proceed with caution....
Trouser Bark Dovii MFK Member Nov 7, 2022 833 945 105 Mar 9, 2024 #8 jjohnwm said: Well, there's a simple way to be sure, but it's potentially very dramatic and very expensive... Click to expand... That's right! Like Ron Reagan said, "trust but verify"! Only one way to do that. I reckon. Reactions: jjohnwm
jjohnwm said: Well, there's a simple way to be sure, but it's potentially very dramatic and very expensive... Click to expand... That's right! Like Ron Reagan said, "trust but verify"! Only one way to do that. I reckon.