Aqueon/AGA Custom Drilling

[appleton71]

Has anyone had any experience with Aqueon custom drilling a tank for them? Were the holes drilled where you specified? The thing that kinda scares me is that their custom drilled tank order form says "All dimensional tolerances are ± 1/2". That's HUGE! I'm used to dealing with ± .015" at work. My overflow box has two bulkheads so the holes have to be the correct distance apart and the correct distance from the top of the tank. A half inch off isn't acceptable.

 

[CC13]

Has anyone had any experience with Aqueon custom drilling a tank for them? Were the holes drilled where you specified? The thing that kinda scares me is that their custom drilled tank order form says "All dimensional tolerances are ± 1/2". That's HUGE! I'm used to dealing with ± .015" at work. My overflow box has two bulkheads so the holes have to be the correct distance apart and the correct distance from the top of the tank. A half inch off isn't acceptable.

Ya, ±1/2" is not really acceptable in my opinion either. To be OC ± that much is not even an acceptable tolerance when your framing a house.

Very honestly, why not just cut the holes yourself? It is not difficult to do, and I find custom tank manufactures charge a ton of money to do cut. If your used to working with tight tolerances, I would estimate your more then capable of cutting the holes yourself and you local fish store would most likely have the diamond hole saw sizes you need.

If their tolerances are that large, God only knows how well built their tanks are.

 

[appleton71]

I'd prefer to have them do it for multiple reasons:
1) I've never done it before. I've seen plenty of videos and it looks easy but I don't really want to take the chance on a 210 gallon tank.
2) Buying 2 diamond bits that I'll use once in my life.
3) Them drilling it maintains the lifetime warranty. <--the most important reason to me

A custom builder near me charges a reasonable $25 per hole...but that's on their own tanks. My local glass company charges $80 per hole...and it voids the warranty...plus it's at my own risk.

 

[CC13]

I'd prefer to have them do it for multiple reasons:
1) I've never done it before. I've seen plenty of videos and it looks easy but I don't really want to take the chance on a 210 gallon tank.
2) Buying 2 diamond bits that I'll use once in my life.
3) Them drilling it maintains the lifetime warranty. <--the most important reason to me

A custom builder near me charges a reasonable $25 per hole...but that's on their own tanks. My local glass company charges $80 per hole...and it voids the warranty...plus it's at my own risk.

Fair enough.

I mean call them and ask about their tolerances then. Explain you need them to be bang on and see what they say.

 

[appleton71]

Fair enough.

I mean call them and ask about their tolerances then. Explain you need them to be bang on and see what they say.

I plan to. Their order form has a revision date of 2004. Hopefully they've improved their tolerances since then.

 

[CC13]

I plan to. Their order form has a revision date of 2004. Hopefully they've improved their tolerances since then.

LOL They now make way more accurate laser measurements systems.