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thanks for the heads up, dweakl01. . .
I emailed their customer service and hope that I don't have to hold my breath for too long!
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Have a lookee..
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=444094 lookee..
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man, thansk for digging that thread up. . .it is exactly what I was looking for!
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That was a good job on that over flow.........Thanks for postin the link Derek!!
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great thread
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Ain't no thang
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question on the size of the hole saw. Do i measure the outside of the threads on the bulkhead to determine the size of the mm of the saw?.
thanks. |
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pmui - What size bulk head are you using?
I drilled 2 of my 3 holes this past weekend. I could not tell you how scared I was drilling the first hole. Once I started it was super easy. I had 2 holes done in less than 30 minutes with lots of "stop and take a look" time. I will be getting the hole saw for the 3rd hole this week!! Major thanks to JustOneMoreTank for posting this and giving me the blind confidense I needed, so that that I too could do this.
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As long as you know if the glass is tempered or not, its pretty easy to drill.
Just got to remember to let the drill do the work, dont push down!! And keep it wet........
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Check out Marine Depot to figure out the size hole necessary for what size BulkHead you are planning on using... they make it easy for you because it is listed.
You may have to convert the inches to millimeters in order to buy the correct hole saw. http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...tings_2.asp#bh |
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great thread! Thanks for all the info!
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great idea thanks!
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No problem. Glad that this could be of help to you both.
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I'm contemplating how I'm going to drill my brand new Oceanic 30g cube, I want a Calfo style overflow but don't know if I should drill holes or a slot in the back for an external overflow box. I will also have a single hole for a CL. Bill. |
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Thanks for giving me the guts to try it out.
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I haven't done it yet. I need to order the hole saw and all. I will keep you up to date.
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I haven't done it yet. I need to order the hole saw and all. I will keep you up to date.
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I have been thinking of using a 8mm or 6mm bit to drill a number of holes/slots to be used to create an external overflow on a tank. Anyone see a problem with doing it this way? The dremel method seems like it would be a real pain to etch out all the slots, and the drill bit would at least give nice clean circles.
Thanks, Bob |
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FWIW, a glass cutting company published that you should not exceed something like 200RPMs when drilling glass with a diamond hole saw. i can't recall why, but that's what i did. very slowly and hardly any pressure. i was too affraid of cracking my new 55g tank. 3 holes went nice just that the hole saws werent 100% true. they wobbled a bit. i even bought a new drill of a different brand and corded, and it still wobbled. oh well.
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Just cut out one big slot like in this thread http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=444094
Then add acrylic over that with the slots
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super thread! thanks to all who have contributed their experiences.
I just ordered 35mm bits from lau from Hong Kong on ebay. All I am doing is trying to create an overflow in my soon-to-be setup 10gallon refugium I vote for sticky of some sort
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You don't want "slots" for an overflow. This has to be one of the most useless "fads" or "trends" in reef keeping. The only time slots are usefull is when the linear overflow length is to short and the water going over the falls is 1/4" or more deep. Making a wider overflow is the solution, then teeth will not be needed to keep critters out.
ANy time you add teeth, you diminish the surface skimming ability of the overflow. If it is already to narrow and teeth are needed to keep out the critters, then all the teeth will do is make that much worse! In conlcusion, teeth should nerver be used, as they defeat ther purpose of a linear style overflow. Bean |
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This has to be one of the most useless "fads" or "trends" in reef keeping
are u talking about a bunch of slots or one huge slot?
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I'm certainly not trying to be argumentative, but I do not see why slots/teeth in an overflow diminish skimming ability? If I id not have teeth, and have a 12" wide opening for the water to flow, this would be the same as having a 1/2" opening every inch for 24 inches. Exact same area for water to flow, only the teeth will keep my fish (my wrasse and hawkfish are jumpers) out and keep snails, etc out. Fishing my wrasse out of my overflow really is not a fun task!
I would certainly be interested to hear more about this. Bob |
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