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Date: 2010-11-27, 9:42AM EST
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125 Gallon Reef ready tank, includes: Beautiful cabinet, 15 gorgeous African Chiclids, 120 pounds of lace rock, sump tank and pump with bio balls and other bacterial media, upgraded lighting system to enhance color, uv filter, power jet, Fluval external canister filter system, two heaters in sump area

He is asking $850.

If it all checks out, it's not a bad deal. I think it's pretty pricey compared to around here, but in your area, it doesn't seem too bad. You could sell off some of the items not needed and make some of your money back...but all the items look to be of the highest quality.

PS...love how I am spending your money? lol
 
No...

The glass has been heat treated already making it brittle. It will almost assuredly crack when drilling.

I have read where someone had success enlarging an existing hole with a diamond file, but I know of no one that has ever successfully drilled tempered glass (even outside the aquarium hobby).
 
Close call on that one.

I bought a used tank for cheap on Craigslist that was drilled. I was gonna use the plumbing to just do my water changes as I use a HOB filter, but the plumbing leaked in multiple spots. I just used silicone and filled up the bulkhead and about 3" of the plumbing with that and it has held water for two weeks now. I still wish I were able to get a tank not drilled for that price tho....having a drilled hole 2" off the bottom of the tank just makes me nervous.
 
Also keep in mind you don't need to drill a tank for a wet/dry if thats what your looking for. There are many ways to do it.

Most tanks over 55 have tempered bottoms and some have tempered sides as well. So do some research. Look at the brand of tank, all-glass, marine-land and go to the website of the manufacture. They should have all the info you need there.

Here is Aqueon/all-glass. http://www.aqueonproducts.com/assets/011/19784.pdf
 
I'll get hold of my LFS next weekend and see what they can do. (They're only open Thurs-Sat).

In the meantime, I'm also considering one from glasscages.com. It's pricey, but it would come predrilled and with a sump setup specifically for that tank. Besides, I'm giving this idea to family for a Xmas present! If it were my money, yeah, I'd be getting a 90 gal to make the fish happier until I found my dream tank a little closer to reality price-wise!
 
CLDarnell;4659247; said:
No...

The glass has been heat treated already making it brittle. It will almost assuredly crack when drilling.

I have read where someone had success enlarging an existing hole with a diamond file, but I know of no one that has ever successfully drilled tempered glass (even outside the aquarium hobby).
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I talked to a glass specialist with 35yrs experience in the trade. He said the only way to cut or drill tempered glass is to un-temper it. The only way to do that is to reheat the glass. This process costs more than buying a piece of untempered glass to cut or drill.

---Chris
 
There are ways around drilling the tank and still having a wet/dry system. You can use a HOB overflow box or just make one at of PVC pipe (much cheaper). Painted black PVC pipe against a black background are quite inconspicuous.

I know people drill non-tempered tanks all the time, but I am too risk averse to try it. The only tank I will drill is acrylic.
 
FlorabamaTrigger;4659384; said:
I'll get hold of my LFS next weekend and see what they can do. (They're only open Thurs-Sat).

In the meantime, I'm also considering one from glasscages.com. It's pricey, but it would come predrilled and with a sump setup specifically for that tank. Besides, I'm giving this idea to family for a Xmas present! If it were my money, yeah, I'd be getting a 90 gal to make the fish happier until I found my dream tank a little closer to reality price-wise!
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Be careful with glass-cages.com(i know more people that had bad experiences with them than people who had good experiences wuth them)do your research and check the internet for reviews of them. As far as a wetdry sump,just use and over flow box,dont have to drill the tank and if you change your mind later just take it off and the tank is the same as when youbought it. I use overflow boxes on all my tanks(drilled is nice but if you dont know how to do it overflow boxes are safer)
 
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