Drilling a 55, is it tempered?

[duanes]

Some may remember a few weeks ago I picked up a 55 gallon off Panama's equivalent of Craigs List.
Since it was used, I had no way of knowing if it was made of tempered, or plate glass.
Plate glass can be drilled, tempered cannot.
The results in the video below.
This is what happens.......

 

[kno4te]

Well now u know!

 

[tlindsey]

Bought a 40 Breeder and there is a tempered glass label underneath. Good video most importantly you thought about safety and wore the glasses while drilling.

 

[HUKIT]

I think your dog knew it was tempered as he was like Dad I was trying to tell you!

 

[fishhead0103666]

Well that’s a shame, out some money and no tank to show for it. Better luck next time bud.

 

[Jacob92677]

Never seen it done
Thanks for sharing

 

[beau1990]

LMAO sorry that happened duanes but I loved "the dude abides" at the end

 

[FINWIN]

KABOOM ? a crackle glass tank!!!!

 

[suckerfish]

Sweet. Thanks for sharing

 

[Rass]

That was wild! I've never seen it happen before. I cut a hole in the bottom of an old 55 years ago not knowing if it was going to work, but I used a roto zip tile bit. Not fun but it worked. Made my own internal overflow box out of acrylic, and used a durso standpipe.