40 breeders, can they be drilled?

skinz78 · Sep 19, 2015

Has anyone drilled a Aequon 40 breeder tank from Petco with success?

Pete polyp · Sep 19, 2015

Yep. I have drilled 3

Shep · Sep 19, 2015

I have not but I know many people who have. As long as the side you are drilling is not tempered, you should be fine.

Pete polyp · Sep 19, 2015

I think the bottom is tempered. I always drilled the back

ritter6788 · Sep 19, 2015

I drilled one. You should be good.

reeferphil89 · Sep 19, 2015

Pete polyp said:
Yep. I have drilled 3

Can you post a pic of where you drilled

Picturesque Aquatics · Sep 19, 2015

Slow and steady wins the race

skinz78 · Sep 19, 2015

Yeah I'd be drilling the end of it. I recently took over a tank from a local reefer who uh.... committed himself to the hereafter. I had a spare 40br so I figure since I now have one mostly set up with a few critters I'd drill my spare and transfer everything and set it up proper.

Dtackett · Sep 19, 2015

plumbers putty, slow flow water, and masking tape. use a drill with an adjustable setting and set it to the lowest setting. that way if it catches it just stops instead of cracking your tank. do this, youll be fine. but realize, your not drilling a hole, your more grinding the glass away with the diamond bit. so it can take a while. don't be afraid to stop and take a break if you start to get shakey. took me about 10 minutes per hole. did 9 holes in 3 tanks with a 7 dollar ebay bit. I don't suggest pushing your luck to 9 holes on the same bit, but it worked for me.

Pfisherman · Sep 19, 2015

yes, they can be drilled on the bottom, per this link...

https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNHMH1jWr2cHXtcYdIYVI2elLk07Wg

furthermore without knowing that info, i drilled mine on the back panel.