Tank drilled will the hole lfs drilled work?

10" Red Devil · 05/08/2007, 12:14 PM

Just wondering if this is going to work. It seems like the job was screwed up and they covered up their blunder by putting the bulkhead over it which made me not notice until I got home to paint the tank. Will this work, is it that bad?

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/95606hole.JPG

dcombs44 · 05/08/2007, 12:16 PM

I don't have much experience with drilling, but I would say that the crack at the bottom would worry me more than the rough edge of the hole.

I'm sure you'll get some more insightful comments here.

Sepeku · 05/08/2007, 12:36 PM

yah, you can always seal the rough edges with a sealant so long as it is mostly snug.

The crack is mutch more concerning. I'd brace it somehow if it was to be used.

three-spot · 05/08/2007, 01:09 PM

IME the crack will spread.

AS11423 · 05/08/2007, 01:14 PM

I wouldn't even think about it dude. They obviously tried to cover it up. Take it back immediately.

celano · 05/08/2007, 01:46 PM

Man that looks pretty shady to me. Personally I wouldnt trust it.
Kinda off topic but is that an acrylic or glass tank?

MTB · 05/08/2007, 01:52 PM

I would take it back. The crack will spread and the tank could blow out. Just curious, what size tank? I would make them replace it.

corals b 4 bills · 05/08/2007, 01:53 PM

It looks more like a scratch then a crack to me.

10" Red Devil · 05/08/2007, 01:59 PM

That thing everyone is calling a crack is really just a surface scratch sorry about the horrible pic.

10" Red Devil · 05/08/2007, 02:01 PM

The area I am pointing to is a very thin sheet of glas as opposed to the clear clean cut from the rest. The tank is a 30 gallon long. It was purchased at one store and then drilled at another.

10" Red Devil · 05/08/2007, 02:02 PM

I know they are going to tell me its fine though and I know I am going to have a really rough time getting any type of credit for this mistake.

MTB · 05/08/2007, 02:43 PM

If it is just rough around the edges you should be able to seal it with silicone. You might be able to file it down if you have fine round files. Just don't ding the scratch and it should be fine.

jerryreefrigger · 05/08/2007, 03:07 PM

That looks similar to the first time a ever tried drilling a hole in glass. Pretty bad.

It should still work though. As long as your bulkhead gasket has a quarter inch or so of flat surface contact around the perimeter, you should be fine.

Don't use any silicon. That will increase your chances of a leak, IME.

Icefire · 05/08/2007, 06:32 PM

take a dremel with a diamond bit and polish the edge.

bj32482 · 05/08/2007, 07:05 PM

I have drilled a few holes and that hole looks pretty normal, without a drill press its impossible to get it perfect.
Once the bulkhead is in place use silicone around the edges of the bulkhead(not under the gasket)

05/08/2007, 12:14 PM	#1
10" Red Devil Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,611	Tank drilled will the hole lfs drilled work? Just wondering if this is going to work. It seems like the job was screwed up and they covered up their blunder by putting the bulkhead over it which made me not notice until I got home to paint the tank. Will this work, is it that bad? http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/95606hole.JPG

05/08/2007, 12:16 PM	#2
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	I don't have much experience with drilling, but I would say that the crack at the bottom would worry me more than the rough edge of the hole. I'm sure you'll get some more insightful comments here. __________________ Current Setup: 10 Gallon Skimmerless Zoanthid Tank Lighting: Single 175 Watt Metal Halide (14,000 K Hamilton Lamp) Filtration: 10 gallon sump/refugium and Phosban Reactor Return: Mag Drive 700 Controller: ReefKeeper Lite (Basic Version) Circulation: TBD Age of System: Build is in Progress

05/08/2007, 01:09 PM	#4
three-spot Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: windsor, ontario, canada Posts: 201	IME the crack will spread. __________________ Julian

05/08/2007, 01:14 PM	#5
AS11423 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 250	I wouldn't even think about it dude. They obviously tried to cover it up. Take it back immediately. Last edited by AS11423; 05/08/2007 at 01:54 PM.

05/08/2007, 01:52 PM	#7
MTB Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illannoy Posts: 1,365	I would take it back. The crack will spread and the tank could blow out. Just curious, what size tank? I would make them replace it. __________________ Got Frags? Current Tank Info: 40 breeder. Kessil lights. Reef octopus skimmer. Vortec mp40 x2.

05/08/2007, 12:36 PM	#3
Sepeku Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 356	yah, you can always seal the rough edges with a sealant so long as it is mostly snug. The crack is mutch more concerning. I'd brace it somehow if it was to be used.

05/08/2007, 01:46 PM	#6
celano Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 910	Man that looks pretty shady to me. Personally I wouldnt trust it. Kinda off topic but is that an acrylic or glass tank?

05/08/2007, 01:53 PM	#8
corals b 4 bills Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Francisco Bay Area (Belmont). Posts: 2,381	It looks more like a scratch then a crack to me. __________________ Reefkeeper - (ref-ke-per) n: Individual obsessed with placing disturbing amounts of electricity and seawater in close proximity for the purpose of maintaining live coral reef organisms. Current Tank Info: 29 gallon Bio Cube, HQI 150 watt Nanotuner~Vortech MP10W ES~Arctica Chiller~AC II~Tunze Osmolator ATO~ Tunze 9002 skimmer W/In Tank Cup~ Korallin Reactor W/PH Monitor~ Korallin Denitrator~APC Back-up~Phosban/Carbon Reactor.

05/08/2007, 01:59 PM	#9
10" Red Devil Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,611	That thing everyone is calling a crack is really just a surface scratch sorry about the horrible pic.

05/08/2007, 02:01 PM	#10
10" Red Devil Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,611	The area I am pointing to is a very thin sheet of glas as opposed to the clear clean cut from the rest. The tank is a 30 gallon long. It was purchased at one store and then drilled at another.

05/08/2007, 02:02 PM	#11
10" Red Devil Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,611	I know they are going to tell me its fine though and I know I am going to have a really rough time getting any type of credit for this mistake.

05/08/2007, 02:43 PM	#12
MTB Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illannoy Posts: 1,365	If it is just rough around the edges you should be able to seal it with silicone. You might be able to file it down if you have fine round files. Just don't ding the scratch and it should be fine. __________________ Got Frags? Current Tank Info: 40 breeder. Kessil lights. Reef octopus skimmer. Vortec mp40 x2.

05/08/2007, 03:07 PM	#13
jerryreefrigger Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oxford, MI Posts: 130	That looks similar to the first time a ever tried drilling a hole in glass. Pretty bad. It should still work though. As long as your bulkhead gasket has a quarter inch or so of flat surface contact around the perimeter, you should be fine. Don't use any silicon. That will increase your chances of a leak, IME.

05/08/2007, 06:32 PM	#14
Icefire Seasoned reefer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In Quebec, Canada Posts: 3,653	take a dremel with a diamond bit and polish the edge. __________________ Temp 80F, PH 8.5-8.0, Alk 6.8-7.2, Ca 430, Mg 1700, NO3 0-0.25, PO4 0.04, 34.4 PPT Lights @ 100% all others, 35% White Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 120lbs live rocks, Hydra52 2x120W, 2 MP40+ 1 MP10 @ 70%, Phosban 550 GFO+Carbon, 200W Heater, SWC Skimmer, Kalk ATO, 150 gpd RODI

05/08/2007, 07:05 PM	#15
bj32482 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: benton, ky Posts: 974	I have drilled a few holes and that hole looks pretty normal, without a drill press its impossible to get it perfect. Once the bulkhead is in place use silicone around the edges of the bulkhead(not under the gasket)