drilling

Drilled a 45mm hole for a 1 inch bulkhead and I’m noticing only now that so many things cater to 1/2 in and 3/4 in bulkheads. I’m not a fan of the idea of using a reducer, could I just fit a 3/4 in bulkhead into the 45mm hole?

I recently setup my 125 gallon Aqueon tank up and was wondering if I can a drill 2 2inch holes on the side of the aquarium stand to snake wires into so it can look more clean? I believe the stand is made from MDF. I’m scared it would mess with the integrity of the stand since it’s not really...

Hello braintrust of R2R - I want to add an external sump to my system. I have an IM Nuvo 20P AIO. After way too much time down the rabbit hole it seems like to accomplish this I have (4) options: 1 - Use an external overflow (I am a little worried about failure on this option) 2 - Drill the...

While drilling my 90g to put in an overflow, the drilled kicked, I put too much pressure and this was the end result… Is it worth it to just replace the panel? Great first post

I bought and set up an older 100g acrylic tank before I knew much about setting up overflows in reef tanks. The tank has a single vertical overflow in the rear corner with an outlet that goes through the bottom of the tank. I’ve set up a hybrid Durso system (see pic) to help reduce the noise...

Hi R2Reefers, I have an old Nuvo Fusion 20 AIO from a previous build, and want to add it to my current system as an external frag tank. Has anyone drilled one of these before for an overflow? Does the glass hold up? Will it be fine to keep the acrylic baffle in place that makes it an AIO? What...

I've recently purchased a 600x400x400 optiwhite nano tank and plan on drilling the tank myself. I haven't ordered and plumbing or started drilling the tank so i thought i best check with someone more experienced than myself. What is the best design / setup to run. I had ideally wanted to...

Hi, I came across this video on YouTube. I dont have anymore details from what you see in the video but to put it mildly this was a total tank disaster. Watch, enjoy and comment

All, So I finally gathered the courage to drill my first hole (Hip Hip Hooray). For the most part I think its looks good but would like your opinions as well. The only think that concerns me is in the picture if you look at the edge of the hole looks to be tiny chips. Is this normal or did I...

Hello All Ill start by saying I'm a newbie to this forum and if this is getting posted in the wrong area I apologize beforehand. Im starting a new 75 gallon marineland setup and want to get some opinions on the plumbing side of the house. For the overflow I decided to go with synergy...

Researched for days and im fairly certain that it is safe to drill the back of the 120 marineland topfin aquarium. Does anyone have the same exact tank that is drilled? Only the bottom panel is tempered?

I need information on where I can drill a 29 gallon glass aquarium. I want to drill 3 3/4 holes along the top back panel and one 1/2 hole on the same panel but on the bottom can I do this will it work? Where should I drill that panel and what about spacing