uhuru Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I bought a brand new 40 breeder and like an idiot tried to drill my first hole on it. The saw kind of skid and damaged the rear glass panel. I would recommend replacing the entire panel or if you are creative maybe you can fit a huge bulkhead on there or something FREE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 [language filter] Mike that sucks. What pane is it? Hopefully someone wants to fix it. Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhuru Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Yeah it was an expensive newb lesson. I'll post a pic of the damage later today. Well at least I got it right the 2nd and 3rd try: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Looks good Mike! Cant wait to come see the setup. BTW do you still have that lumenarc I sold ya??? Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhuru Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 no I sold it . . . sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Lets see the damage Mike! Carnage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Did you just use primer on those fittings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 looks like he glued em. I didnt even glue my drain plumbing since there is no pressure on that part of the system. I only glued my return and had no leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhuru Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 oh man I feel like such an idiot posting this but here it is: you can probably fit a 2" sch 80 bulkhead there if you wanted and were careful not to let it skid while drilling! pledosophy & crabs yes I glued everything was that overkill? Now that I think about it that probably was since there is only 100 gph running through each drain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I don't know, but to me that doens't look too bad. How far did it etch in to the glass? Doesn't appear to be cracked. I would just drill a hole somewhere else and avoid that area. I think that's why people use a template to drill holes instead of just freehanding it. They make it out of wood and have slots so cool water can go in and out. About the gluing, I did it for my drain. Just friction fitting was not enough to prevent salt creep from forming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhuru Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 it's deep enough where the hole SHOULD be that I would definitely continue drilling through that hole at least. the rest of the "etching" is not too bad it's thinner there but will hold water, but personally I would not feel comfortable having it full of water especially with rocks leaning against it but that's just me - I paranoid about glass tanks in general and prefer acrylic. the next time I did use a guide - what a difference LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhuru Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 tank is gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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