Is this possible?

[Mothi]

I bought a 1g Super Betta Tank plus by Ocean Free at Petco that is made of glass. I was wondering if it was possible to remove the back glass panel and instead use an acrylic black piece of the same size without having any adverse effects... I would like to have holes in the back to drain water out into a sump type container where all the equipment will be kept for the 1g tank. Yes, I know it is alot of work to bother doing and I can just use a regular filter, but sometimes I like doing custom work to my tanks. It's a challenge. But I wonder how do I seal the acrylic to the glass and be leak free or so it doesn't burst one day. The glass is 3/16".

Any thoughts other than don't? hehe

 

[greenmaji]

Its very possible to drill a hole in glass.. ive seen threads in the cichlid form were people were using a dremel to drill into glass, using water to cool the bit.. Im assuming that its not temped glass..
And there is no good way of bonding glass and acrylic..sorry for the bad news..

 

[czcz]

Here's how I drilled my glass tank: http://members.dslextreme.com/users/czcz/howto_fuge.html
Here's the original instructions from thomor25 of RC: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=445481

You may want to google betta barracks, as people have put chains of betta tanks on one sump.

HTH

 

[greenmaji]

ahh ha.. I didnt know you drilled your tank czcz.. I thought it might have been a overflow box..

 

[AquaJoe]

Hello Mothi,

Just out of curiosity, why on earth do you want a sump for a 1 gallon tank?

As for the black back, why not use black paper or plastic and attatch it to the back of the aquarium one way or another to achieve the same effect without having to replace the glass?

HTH

Joe

 

[greenmaji]

you can paint the back as well..it would be good to have more water in the system even if the tank itself is only 1 gallon..