Cutting circles in glass

[guidofatherof5]

I would like to connect two of my aquariums together. One would be a living tank and the other a feeding tank. They would be connected by a piece of PVC pipe with a lockable door. I hand feed all my garters but with two groups of 30 babies, it's a long process. I would also like them to get used to going somewhere else to eat without having to be handled so much. Has anyone out there tackled this problem before? Any suggestions would be great.

[NetBSD]

ive read somewhere that PVC is not really good for snakes, cant remember where but i know i seen it.


as for cutting circles i have never tried it with glass but if you could find a diamond hole saw and put the tank in a big container to cover it with water i imagin you could cut thru it VERY slowly.

[guidofatherof5]

I have read that also. I planned on sealing the PVC with a water based non-toxic sealer. I will check further on that. I don't want to create a problem. I could always use an acrylic tube or plexiglas or even wood. Thanks

[NetBSD]

Plastic Tube in Acrylic, Acetal, Delrin, FRP, Nylon, Teflon and more (http://www.rplastics.com/plastictube.html)


might wanna look into that, they seem to have a few selections of meterial used

[Snake lover 3-25]

that's a neat idea..... i've thought of it b4 but i never really thought of how to do it.... it would be really neat to see though!!!:D

[mtolypetsupply]

A friend of mine has a tank, I think 55gal or bigger, in which he put dividers. Divided it into 3 sections, left the middle one dry(ish) for a turtle of some kind, and has tubes connecting the outsides, which he filled with water and fish. It's pretty wild watching the fish swim "in mid air"!

I believe he used a glass cutter that rotated around a point to cut the holes, then siliconed in the clear tubing. The advantage to that is that the cutting was done flat with support under it. If you use that method, you may need to build a support or something for the sides into which you're cutting.

Try stained glass supply stores/websites for the glass cutter thing. You can also use a standard glass cutter, and dremel out the sharp edges/corners.

[infernalis]

Something else to try, if you are handy with tools, build a wooden cage with a glass front, it is quite cheap and wood is a lot easier to work with.

Some of my favorite enclosures are hand built, and cheaper than aquariums to obtain.