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So recently I lightened my bio load substantially via a failed wavemaker and electricity (see my other threads). I’m using this opportunity to revamp my system, fixing some nagging issues and I think want to also upgrade my tank. Currently my tank is a reef ready aqueon 125 that I bought used, for all I know it could be 20 years old. I want to upgrade to a 6ft 180 or 210, but I hate the internal overflows. I asked my LFS about ordering and drilling (drilling myself that is) and the owner says that lately aqueon is using tempered glass even on the back(he says due to material shortages), and is trying to convince me to by a redsea through him. Buying a Red Sea is not my style, basically my whole system is DIY, and frankly I can’t justify the cost of the Red Sea, when I know I can build a stand and make the system exactly the way I want for much less money. So my question is, can we no longer drill the back of an aqueon? To my knowledge it’s just the bottoms that are tempered and I think my guys just trying to up-sell me? Has anyone drilled a larger aqueon lately? I’d love to install those sleek shadow overflows on the back. The other thought is that if I can’t drill an aqueon, I’d rather get a custom tank build for just the tank, should be cheaper than a Red Sea system I’m pretty sure. Thanks!