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Acrylic Tank Openings Modification (of
top) 12/11/11
I have a 240 gallon tank and I have had it for 25 years. Its
96�X24�X24�.
<Ah yes... a "stock" dimension>
It has 5 openings in the top. With 3 of them being 23�
wide X 7� deep, located
7¼� from the front edge of the tank and
10� from the rear, and 6
¾� from the sides, running center of
tank. The other 2 are 13� wide X
2� deep, an inch from the rear of the tank and 6
¾� from the right and left side.
The panels are all ½ thick acrylic. I need bigger
openings for new lights because I'm converting the tank from fish
only marine to a reef tank. My question is would it be possible
to increase the 3 openings from 7� to
14� deep without compromising the integrity of the
tank.
<I do think this can be done safely. Not terribly hard to use a
power tool (fine tooth blade on a jigsaw et al.) and cut away the
olde... use