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Old 10-11-2008, 05:17 PM
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Does anyone know if it's common for the manufacturer to temper the bottom of a tank but not the sides? I want to punch a hole in the side of my 55 gal refugium which is just a regular glass aquarium. There is a sticker on the bottom just like in my 135 that says "Tempered" Does that mean the whole thing is tempered or just the bottom?
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Its common for the bottom to be tempered but not the sides.If the sticker was on the bottom I would think the bottom is tempered but not the sides.I've never personally seen or heard of a 55 having tempered sides.
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ool, I shall drill away then. Thanks
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Be careful! I was doing a similar search for information on drilling aquariums. Marineland (Perfecto) has a document on their website that specifies which panels (if any) of their aquariums are tempered. Their 55G has all panels tempered! I am not sure what brand you have. I looked on Aqueon's website (All Glass Aquariums) and couldn't find a similar document.

Here is a shortcut to the PDF file posted on the Marineland website

http://www.marineland.com/sites/Mari...um%20Specs.pdf
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