To Drill or Not to Drill an Aquarium Tank

June 22nd, 2010 02:29:38 pm

This shouldn't even be a question, Stores should never sell an aquarium that isn't drilled (but they do). Not drilling an aquarium severely limits the customer. All the equipment has to go INSIDE the aquarium. By having a drilled tank, we can hide a sump underneath, this increase the volume of water (a good thing), allows us to hide the protein skimmer in the sump, and any other ancillary equipment. We can even have a water top off system hidden down there, so the water level stays at a constant. Not drilling a tank means tha you are putting all chemicals and additives directly into the tank, calcium blocks will have to sit in the tank in view somewhere, there is little room and choices for hang on protein skimmers. There is no real place for calcium reactors, kalk stirrers, reactor chambers, etc. Drilling the tank makes your life (the hobbiest) easier, less work, who doesn't want that?