Plugging a drilled tank?? need solutions or opinions

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Troutfishr

Jack Dempsey
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Hey everyone I found a tank for sale that i want to buy but it is drilled and i am a little bit leery of drilled tanks. I am not going to be using the holes i will be using canister filters and i wanted to cap the holes but i do not want the tank to leak at all.

anyone done this with 100% success?
anybody have personal experiences with them?

I appreciate all solutions and answers
~troutfishr
 
If its acrylic just glue a small piece over the hole. If it's glass...sorry. Any solution other than using silicone and another piece of glass could crack the glass. If it were my tank I would utilize the holes for the canister. 90˚ a down tube inside and out with a bulkhead. "T" the two together into the canister. Do the returns the same with the returns "T'd" if neccessary. I think it would make a very clean tank interior and if you get an additional canister, just remove the intake and return "T" and run each bulkhead seperatly.
Just my 2¢.
 
I plugged the drilled holes in one of my 75s with pvc fittings. I used a threaded compression type fitting to go through the drilled tank (similar to a bulkhead) and then glued a cap on the unthreaded side. Use Krylon Fusion paint to make the plug less noticeable. I put silicone on before tightening to make a gasket. Sorry about the crappy descriptions, look in the plumbing supply area you'll see what I am talking about.
 
not a bad idea bold together, both of them actually i am going to run two rena's and could use the holes or plug em with plexi and silicone leak proof though??
 
Why not use the bulkhead and ball valve as a drain hole fitted for ANY kinda tubing for MAD easy water changes? Drilled tanks is a PARADISE cant believe you plugged it up good :S
 
boldtogether;4442371; said:
If its acrylic just glue a small piece over the hole. If it's glass...sorry. Any solution other than using silicone and another piece of glass could crack the glass. If it were my tank I would utilize the holes for the canister. 90˚ a down tube inside and out with a bulkhead. "T" the two together into the canister. Do the returns the same with the returns "T'd" if neccessary. I think it would make a very clean tank interior and if you get an additional canister, just remove the intake and return "T" and run each bulkhead seperatly.
Just my 2¢.
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why on earth would you sugest this ?


Just put bulkheads on the holes and screw on some end caps it's that simple why would you ruin a perfectly good drilled tank just because you won't run a sump? i hate it whne canister filter using type people ruin a drilled tank and then when they go to sell it years later people ask them why didn't you just use endcaps and they have a dumb look on their face.


or use a ball valve on one of them for quick and easy water changes.
 
Zander_The_RBP;4442874; said:
why on earth would you sugest this ?


Just put bulkheads on the holes and screw on some end caps it's that simple why would you ruin a perfectly good drilled tank just because you won't run a sump? i hate it whne canister filter using type people ruin a drilled tank and then when they go to sell it years later people ask them why didn't you just use endcaps and they have a dumb look on their face.


or use a ball valve on one of them for quick and easy water changes.
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I'm sorry your a jerk. The OP wanted suggestions, not judgment from opinionated creeps.:banhim: Shame on you zander.
 
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