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Enlarging Bulkhead - Structural Weakness?
Disregard the stand in the photo - but if I enlarge this bulkhead hole from 1" to 1.5 or 2" will it weaken the structural integrity of the tank?
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Often see stated "stay the hole diameter away from outside edges".
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I do not think you will have a problem. Go for it. Wait...this IS an Acrylic tank right...?
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This is in the overflow, right? If you are worried, just glue another piece of acrylic on top, cut new hole though both pieces. Problem solved.
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The area in an overflow box is structurally more rigid than any other place on the tank; IMO - drill away. There are many tanks where there is a "dry box" there for passing wiring through so, no - not a problem in itself. James |
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As long as the tank is acrylic, I don't see any problems in doing so at all, however, if it were glass, then you would want to keep the safety distance away from the edge.
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missed the acrylic part in the original post
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