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Post by chevy50sd on Jan 10, 2016 18:14:53 GMT -5
I had a nice 33 gallon flat back hex that I was going to make a new sea horse tank out of. I made a overflow box for it today and tonight I marked every thing of to drill the back for the over flow. The tank had a heavy vinyl ship picture on the back as soon as the drill cut through the vinyl and started cutting the glass it just exploded. I believe it must have been tempered glass the way it went off. Really P---ed me off. It would have made a beautiful sea horse tank with the backing picture.
Any one ever heard of a tank having tempered glass on the back?
I may try to repair it but I don't know if I should put it back with glass or get a piece of Plexiglas. Can you put Plexiglas in a glass tank?
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Post by jmerr86 on Jan 10, 2016 18:35:05 GMT -5
I broke a sump today I was building for new planted tank it must be the weather
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Post by foggman on Jan 10, 2016 19:01:06 GMT -5
Sometimes they use tempered with thoes funky shape tanks, I probably wouldn't use acrylic as sinicone doesn't like to stick to it that well, but you should be able to get a piece of glass cut Im not sure how tall it is but you might have to go with 3\8
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Post by chevy50sd on Jan 10, 2016 19:08:47 GMT -5
Do you know any place to buy the thicker glass?
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Post by maineultraclassic on Jan 10, 2016 19:18:49 GMT -5
Portland Glass?
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Post by reefkprz on Jan 10, 2016 20:11:05 GMT -5
did it break into cubes or blade like shards? because tempered only ever breaks one way. into 20 gazillion frikken pieces. lol  |
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Post by reefkprz on Jan 10, 2016 20:17:15 GMT -5
portland glass or sunrise glass can get you whatever you need including a drilled and tempered back if thats what you want just tell em where the hole needs to be so they can drill it before they temper it. it will be a special order if its tempered and you'll have to wait for it. but such is life.
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Post by chevy50sd on Jan 11, 2016 17:41:49 GMT -5
Definitely tempered. (20 gazillion frikken pieces.)
Got it all cut apart and cleaned up today just have to order the new glass. I am just going to replace it with regular glass.
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Post by reefkprz on Jan 12, 2016 20:43:10 GMT -5
if you are replacing it with regular then go thicker than original. tempered is stronger than float if you replace it with the same thickness you may have a critical failure at some point.
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