Scuba_Dave
Non-member
I've had quite a few PM's about drilling my tank - looking for pics. So I'm going to post them here (had them on RC originally). Feel free to ask questions here, or of anyone else has pics of their tank drilling, or info - also feel free to post.
I have a 125g, I drilled 2.5" holes for 1.5" bulkheads on one short end. The tank is viewable from 3 sides. I have over 1400gph flowing thru right now. Plus I have a Tunze on opposite end of the drains. Once the cabinet is built to cover the drains/plumbing it should quiet down. It's not extremely noisy, but noticeable. I may build a small overflow box to go around the drains, in order to put a black cover over the drains to prevent algae growth
Pic one, drilled holes, one bulkhead in.
I purchased the hole saws from Ameriglas, as did a number of other people. There are also other sources. Some sizes are hard to get - out of stock frequently.
With work on my house my time to help drill peoples tanks is limited right now
I have a 125g, I drilled 2.5" holes for 1.5" bulkheads on one short end. The tank is viewable from 3 sides. I have over 1400gph flowing thru right now. Plus I have a Tunze on opposite end of the drains. Once the cabinet is built to cover the drains/plumbing it should quiet down. It's not extremely noisy, but noticeable. I may build a small overflow box to go around the drains, in order to put a black cover over the drains to prevent algae growth
Pic one, drilled holes, one bulkhead in.
I purchased the hole saws from Ameriglas, as did a number of other people. There are also other sources. Some sizes are hard to get - out of stock frequently.
With work on my house my time to help drill peoples tanks is limited right now
