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Posted	tank drilling
30-07-2007 21:59 by Sumo2001	hi can you drill double thickness glass tank bottoms please?as my tank is 2 lots of 12mm glass on base! if you can do you just drill as you would single thickness please? cheers giorgio
30-07-2007 22:02 by WAYNE	i would advise against drilling the bottom as 9/10 times it will be toughened glass and will probably crack , drillthe side and use a wier
30-07-2007 22:06 by Sumo2001	cheers
31-07-2007 08:21 by big cats	it is very unlikely that any fish tank will be made with toughened glass, as it breaks into thousand of little pieces when stressed. the base may be laminated like a car front windscreen in which case drilling is not such a good idea, if it is simply two sheets of glass then i would advise against drilling as it is more likely to jam. drill the smallest end of your tank so if it is damaged it will be the simplest to repair...good luck
31-07-2007 15:35 by Danny Boy	call a glass shop and ask them to do it for 20 quid.

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