[BIGDREWLEWIS]

Good Morning,
Reefers hope you guys can help me out with this. I have a chance to purchase a 55 gallon reef ready tank i am currently running a normal 55 gallon. I just got a sump ( PRO CLEAR 75 WITH PRE-FILTER W/O SKIMMER) I wanted to know if the pre drilled tank is a good investment ot make or should i just use a HOB overflow box. I am getting the tank for around 90$. I really just want to know would you buy it?

[CyberJester]

THE REEF READY TANK IS THE WAY TO GO! With the reef ready you do not have to worry about the the vacuum breaking on the overflow, you can have your sump in the stand underneth the tank and hide everything in it (heaters, protein skimmer, etc..) You can have a fuge hiding under there as well. For $90 you can't beat it. I would definitely tank advantage of that over, you could turn you current tank into a wonderful large QT tank.

[glampka]

Buy it! Internal overflows are so much better than the externals.

[Tonz of fun]

Pre drilled is more efficiant and so much cleaner. You get to hide all the crap. Put your heater, skimmer, and filter down in the sump...

[recoil]

My 180G tank isn't predrilled. I've heard it's a bad idea to drill them after-the-fact. Would you guys concur?

I want to hide all the stuff. If money is no object, should I just dump the 180G tank and get one that is predrilled?

Do you guys buy stuff like that over the net or at a LFS?

Steve

[Tonz of fun]

Originally Posted by recoil

My 180G tank isn't predrilled. I've heard it's a bad idea to drill them after-the-fact. Would you guys concur?

I want to hide all the stuff. If money is no object, should I just dump the 180G tank and get one that is predrilled?

Do you guys buy stuff like that over the net or at a LFS?

Steve

You little thread stealer lol. Um it depends if the glass is tempered or not. If it is no bueno on the drilling. If money is No object get a predrilled 180g tank with overflows. Do it with you LFS shipping is a mug on tanks over the internet.

[reefdaddy725]

If you already have the 180 I would drill it on the upright glass it is usually not tempered but the bottom is usually always tempered. It can and has been done many times before. I would do that before buying a RR 180 and use the money on other things. A reef is never finished, there is always something else you would like to put in or on your system. so you will always be spending money on it. besides whats the worst thing that can happen yo drill it and break it and you go but the RR tank.

[recoil]

...or end up with 180G of water in my office [ack].

Steve

[kolokefalo]

If you are going to go with a non drilled tank then life reef is the overflow to get. I have used them before with no problems EVER of losing vacuum. CPR overflows....ummm...let me put this as gently as possible...they uh......suck very large [insert animal genitalia here].

[reefdaddy725]

Oh my mistake, I assumed that the water would be taken out of the tank prior to drilling. Never try to drill a tank that has any amount of water in it. Not only do you not want your fish injesting glass dust but the water weighs about 8 lbs per gallon so it creates stress on the glass. I never thought for a minute that anyone would try and drill a full or even semi full tank.