monkiboy January 24, 2014 Share January 24, 2014 i was at petco last night (taking advantage of the final days of the "$1/gallon sale") getting a bunch of tanks for a new, improved, and larger qt/treatment system and was told they switched manufacturers from aqueon to tetra. with the aqueon, i am very familiar with which tanks could be drilled and there is a nice sheet available online as well (http://www.aqueonproducts.com/assets/011/19784.pdf). i was not familiar with the tetra brand so i got on google to check. despite numerous threads asking about the subject they all digressed into debates, how to drill a tank, what kind of overflow is best, etc with no actual responses or follow up. so ... thought i'd post up after speaking to tetra about some of the more common tanks people get.10, 20L, 29 - all no tempered glass40B - bottom tempered55g - all tempered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime January 24, 2014 Share January 24, 2014 Great info, thanks for taking the time to pass along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite January 26, 2014 Share January 26, 2014 Good info to have. Thanks for doing the legwork for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 January 26, 2014 Share January 26, 2014 Yea so a week ago I didn't see the sticker on the bottom brace on my 55 that said all panels tempered glass. The glass shattered into a million pieces like a car window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OcalaReefGirl January 27, 2014 Share January 27, 2014 I drilled a hole in the bottom of the 20 long and it worked great! Getting ready to set up some breeder tanks. Gotta love that dollar gallon sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM January 27, 2014 Share January 27, 2014 I'm glad Marco found out about this. I had drilled a 40B I got from them in the bottom in the past. An Aqueon 40B is the biggest tank they have with a non-tempered bottom, as far as I recall. So Tetra ones have tempered. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HgrReefs January 27, 2014 Share January 27, 2014 i was at petco last night (taking advantage of the final days of the "$1/gallon sale") getting a bunch of tanks for a new, improved, and larger qt/treatment system and was told they switched manufacturers from aqueon to tetra. with the aqueon, i am very familiar with which tanks could be drilled and there is a nice sheet available online as well (http://www.aqueonproducts.com/assets/011/19784.pdf). i was not familiar with the tetra brand so i got on google to check. despite numerous threads asking about the subject they all digressed into debates, how to drill a tank, what kind of overflow is best, etc with no actual responses or follow up. so ... thought i'd post up after speaking to tetra about some of the more common tanks people get. 10, 20L, 29 - all no tempered glass 40B - bottom tempered 55g - all tempered Great info!! You saved me a phone call I've been putting off... Thanks a bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 29, 2014 Share January 29, 2014 Should we make this a sticky in DIY? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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