Hey guys! So I've been working hard on a project, a coral growout setup for zoas, mushrooms, and a few LPS that enjoy higher nutrient systems. It was meant to be a setup of 2 55-gallon aquariums and 2 75-gallon aquariums, all four connected to one sump. Unfortunately, I seem to have made some serious miscalculations/mistakes in this project... Namely, as many of you probably would've told me, that 55-gallon tanks are almost always tempered and cannot be drilled. And indeed mine are tempered.
So I could just get different tanks but I've got a couple of issues. First, I've already built a stand for the 55-gallon aquariums that I'm pretty proud of, as it's my first woodworking project. So if there's a practical use I can have for them, I'd like that. At first I thought quarantine tanks, but they are honestly too big for quarantine tanks... Worst case scenario, I can always resell the tanks and build a new stand. It was a great learning experience so I'm sure the next build will be better.
My second issue is that I don't really know what aquarium would be good! I'm working on a budget, so rather than dropping a thousand or more for an all-in-one system, I'd rather get a drillable tank, an overflow, drill it and put it together myself. It'd be much friendlier to my budget. So if anyone has suggestions for which tanks would be ideal for that, I'd love to hear
So I could just get different tanks but I've got a couple of issues. First, I've already built a stand for the 55-gallon aquariums that I'm pretty proud of, as it's my first woodworking project. So if there's a practical use I can have for them, I'd like that. At first I thought quarantine tanks, but they are honestly too big for quarantine tanks... Worst case scenario, I can always resell the tanks and build a new stand. It was a great learning experience so I'm sure the next build will be better.
My second issue is that I don't really know what aquarium would be good! I'm working on a budget, so rather than dropping a thousand or more for an all-in-one system, I'd rather get a drillable tank, an overflow, drill it and put it together myself. It'd be much friendlier to my budget. So if anyone has suggestions for which tanks would be ideal for that, I'd love to hear