diamond bit for holes?

[mzingali]

Does anyone know where I can get a drill bit to drill out holes in glass? I found an exellent deal on a 75 gallon. The LFS of course are trying to push their reef ready Oceanic tanks. But at $169 for glass top, tank, and stand....I can't pass that up!

I've see pics of Geoff's coast to coast and really like that setup. Is it a quiet setup or noisy?

Thanks!

Mike

[Casey]

Check out ebay they have everything.

[Geoff]

yep, ebay is where i get all of my hole saws with shipping from China all of my saws came in under $20!!

so far you can not even tell my system is running. it is extremely quiet. this was the primary concern for this setup, silence. it took me a while to get the overflow side silent. the CLS side was never a problem. with the only pumps in the living area being Velocity T2's there is no sound from pumps. if you stand right next to the tank you can hear a very soft bubbling sound from the overflow.

i really like the Coast to Coast overflow. if the location of the tank was different, than i would have put the coast to coast overflow on the outside of the tank. this would have given me a lot more room for the livestock. it would have been impractacle for me to do this with the shape of the walls behind the tank.

G~

[mzingali]

Thanks for the replies! Found and ordered a 45mm hole saw today.

I'm going for silence as well. Can you direct me to a supplier for the Velocity T2 pump? I'm setting up a 75 gal. I plan on making a coast to coast overflow with 2 1" drain bulkheads.

I'm trying to locate a glass place here in Houston, TX that will cut the glass pieces that I need...but not having much luck.

Geoff, do you recommend making a glass overflow or acrylic? My tank is glass.

thanks!
Mike

[mzingali]

Thanks for the replies! Found and ordered a 45mm hole saw today.

I'm going for silence as well. Can you direct me to a supplier for the Velocity T2 pump? I'm setting up a 75 gal. I plan on making a coast to coast overflow with 2 1" drain bulkheads.

I'm trying to locate a glass place here in Houston, TX that will cut the glass pieces that I need...but not having much luck.

Geoff, do you recommend making a glass overflow or acrylic? My tank is glass.

thanks!
Mike

[Geoff]

i believe both MarineDepot and PremiumAquatics carry the Velocity pumps. They are now distributed by Blue Line pumps. i think MarineDepot still has them under Poseidon though, i believe they were 2 distributors ago.

i used acrylic for mine. you can use either.

Post a pic of your tank. i would like to get a mental image of what you are working with.

G~

[derf9h]

go to home depot, i just bought one for $8 and a dremel bit for $5. i drilled through my 10 gallon in about 10 minutes, patience is the key. i made a 5" by 2" rectangular hole in my side glass in about 45 minutes.

[gwaco]

mike check out my 180 gal build in the substrate free section . i just completed my coast to coast (sort of coast to coast ) surface skimmer. geoff is right , if you can put it on the outside you will save a bunch of room .

[JustOneMoreTank]

you can try a search on ReefCentral for my post for a how-to on cutting holes in glass tanks. I got my diamond grit hole saws from the Ebay seller from Hong Kong. Not difficult to do yourself. Good luck.