steveoutlaw February 18, 2007 Share February 18, 2007 Is a Masonry bit the way to go here? I want to put a piece of 1/2" PVC through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller February 18, 2007 Share February 18, 2007 That's what I would use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax7774 February 18, 2007 Share February 18, 2007 I used a cheap wood auger bit. It was $8 I think. It was a 3/4" bit, and I used my drill press. I burned out the drill bit, but it was worth it. It made drilling the rock super easy. I could drill a 6" rock in 10 or 15 seconds, and it made the jobs much more do-able. I can't iamgine trying to do it with a hand-drill. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav February 18, 2007 Share February 18, 2007 I've used spade bits and regular wood bits. Masonry should work, but I've found that live rock is about as soft as wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo February 18, 2007 Share February 18, 2007 A drill bit for wood is what I used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuf February 19, 2007 Share February 19, 2007 Out of curiosity, why did everyone on here drill into their liverock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax7774 February 19, 2007 Share February 19, 2007 James, You put a rod through the center of a tower of rock to keep it from falling over. You saw the two towers I had when you here this morning. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuf February 19, 2007 Share February 19, 2007 Oh. I figured you just had them balanced. I've always just built up from a solid base, never realized people drilled their LR to aquascape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller February 19, 2007 Share February 19, 2007 A good portion of my reef is zip tied together to keep it from falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo February 19, 2007 Share February 19, 2007 Posted Today, 07:15 PM Out of curiosity, why did everyone on here drill into their liverock? To easier attach cable ties without being seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kngfisher February 20, 2007 Share February 20, 2007 (edited) one could also drill frag stations into the rock if one wanted...could then just place frag plugs in the rock intead of in sand bed or on shelves...wish I thought of that when I was setting my tank up..... Edited February 20, 2007 by kngfisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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