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Can a standard 20g aquarium be drilled?

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I need some tempoary housing for soem rats and mice. I have a ton of tanks just collectiong dust here. My question is can you drill the glass for my auto water or will is spider out? Thanks,
-Matt
 
Matt-

For what it's worth we've drilled holes in tanks before. We used a sharp bit made for glass and ceramic (diamond tip? something like that). We just took our time and didn't force the hole - let the bit do the work. A little water kept the heat and dust down. Once the bit poked through the opposite side by about 1/4 of the tip length we just drilled from the other side to make a nice finish with no chipping or anything.

Haven't looked at Jenn's link but I'm sure it's a great link. Just be careful because some of these tanks don't necessarily have thick glass.

Good luck. Let us know how your make-shift rodent tanks turn out!
 
I will post pics shortly... I dont have the diamond bit but just finished sharpening my normal bits... If you dont see pics in a few days or dont see my around you know it didnt go as planned...lol..
 
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