SC Aquariums Owners Thread - Page 67

ReefCowboy · 02/11/2017, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pfan151

Why paint the sump?

I would paint to hide wires behind it.

Reef Dude · 02/11/2017, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ReefCowboy

I would paint to hide wires behind it.

Yeah, not necessary at all, but it looks pretty sweet! And hides whatever is behind the sump.

ReefCowboy · 02/11/2017, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Reef Dude

Yeah, not necessary at all, but it looks pretty sweet! And hides whatever is behind the sump.

Just like we see acrylic sumps coming in colored pvc, the glass sump could be painted to help hide stuff, but also highlighting the equipment inside.

125mph · 02/12/2017, 09:18 PM

Anyone order a custom SCA aquarium? Seems like they are missing the 180g models.. They jump from 150 to 210 on the website.

soulpatch · 02/12/2017, 09:19 PM

They don't list all sizes online if they are limited in quantities. They actually have a lot more tank configs and sizes then you see online

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125mph · 02/12/2017, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by soulpatch

They don't list all sizes online if they are limited in quantities. They actually have a lot more tank configs and sizes then you see online

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How do I see the list, or do I call/email to find? Do they do rimless?

They may be silly question, but how is the build quality compared to a RS Reefer or a custom builder like a Reef Savvy?

soulpatch · 02/12/2017, 09:24 PM

Call steve there.

Build quality is excellent and yes they do rimless.

Not to grade of reef savy but also 1/4 of the price. They dont do the phantom bottoms or armored seams and such that rs does but also not really needed imho.

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125mph · 02/12/2017, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by soulpatch

Call steve there.

Build quality is excellent and yes they do rimless.

Not to grade of reef savy but also 1/4 of the price. They dont do the phantom bottoms or armored seams and such that rs does but also not really needed imho.

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Cool, I just sent an email , if I dont hear i'll call too. Is the shipping included in the price?

I'm looking for a 180G rimless.. Hope they have one and it is under $3k.

How do you think their tanks compare to Red Sea Reefer?

soulpatch · 02/12/2017, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 125mph

Cool, I just sent an email , if I dont hear i'll call too. Is the shipping included in the price?

I'm looking for a 180G rimless.. Hope they have one and it is under $3k.

How do you think their tanks compare to Red Sea Reefer?

I think they are same or better then rs reefer personally. I mean star fire glass is fairly even across board.

I recommend you get it drilled for synergy overflow instead of in tank setup

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125mph · 02/12/2017, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by soulpatch

I think they are same or better then rs reefer personally. I mean star fire glass is fairly even across board.

I recommend you get it drilled for synergy overflow instead of in tank setup

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My current tank overflow is in tank setup so I don't have much experience with the "ghost" overflows.

So if you do synergy overflow, I basically have about a 4" gap to the wall? And all the plumbing hangs in the gap? The returns go up behind the tank too?

mallard · 02/12/2017, 11:00 PM

I got a 125 48x30x20 rimless from Steve. It was considerably less than Miracles or Reef Savvy. It was drilled for the ghost overflow and shipping was included. Very reasonable. Email is the best method I've used with Steve.

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125mph · 02/12/2017, 11:54 PM

Steves very fast! Gave me quotes over email within the hour.

I think I will go with an sca 180 rimless. Now gotta figure out the stand.

Anyone have a stand from sca, can you post picture? Are they nice or just run of the mill?

There's some pic on their site but would like to see in home pics.

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mallard · 02/13/2017, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 125mph

Steves very fast! Gave me quotes over email within the hour.

I think I will go with an sca 180 rimless. Now gotta figure out the stand.

Anyone have a stand from sca, can you post picture? Are they nice or just run of the mill?

There's some pic on their site but would like to see in home pics.

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Check the last few pages. They offer a basic MDF stand and an upgraded hardwood stand. The MDF is fine, but upgrading to the solid wood stand is the way to go if you can afford it. I don't have one from him, but those who have bought them seem to be very happy with them.

ReefCowboy · 02/13/2017, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 125mph

Steves very fast! Gave me quotes over email within the hour.

I think I will go with an sca 180 rimless. Now gotta figure out the stand.

Anyone have a stand from sca, can you post picture? Are they nice or just run of the mill?

There's some pic on their site but would like to see in home pics.

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What is the glass thickness on the 180 rimless?

125mph · 02/13/2017, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ReefCowboy

What is the glass thickness on the 180 rimless?

19mm al around.

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ReefCowboy · 02/13/2017, 06:59 AM

Sweet! When you order the synergy overflow, make sure you get the "upgraded version" for tanks with glass thickness over 5/8's.

125mph · 02/13/2017, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ReefCowboy

Sweet! When you order the synergy overflow, make sure you get the "upgraded version" for tanks with glass thickness over 5/8's.

Thinking of going the old synergy overflow 16" to save a few bucks lol. It works up to 3/4".

How large are your return holes? 1" bulkhead?

Is you stand shipped or local pickup

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ReefCowboy · 02/13/2017, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by 125mph

Thinking of going the old synergy overflow 16" to save a few bucks lol. It works up to 3/4".

How large are your return holes? 1" bulkhead?

Is you stand shipped or local pickup

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The return holes are 1". Yes the 16" overflow would work fine. I like the 20" because it is more silent. The stand guy I used is local only... IMO you should go custom, pre-made stands make me nervous....

soulpatch · 02/13/2017, 09:00 AM

I prefer custom stands however I took a flyer on the SCA wood stand since I basically got it for free with the deal Steve gave me at the time. I am actually pretty impressed with the stand. The thing is a tank and well made. My only wishes were side access which I would gain with custom stand.

For the price of the wood stands from SCA you will not be able to get a similar stand elsewhere. If you have the funds go custom but if you simply want a great looking stand that will function with the tank then the SCA is a great option.

125mph · 02/13/2017, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by soulpatch

I prefer custom stands however I took a flyer on the SCA wood stand since I basically got it for free with the deal Steve gave me at the time. I am actually pretty impressed with the stand. The thing is a tank and well made. My only wishes were side access which I would gain with custom stand.

For the price of the wood stands from SCA you will not be able to get a similar stand elsewhere. If you have the funds go custom but if you simply want a great looking stand that will function with the tank then the SCA is a great option.

Can you post a pic of your stand from sca? Steve sent me some pics for a 72" stand but it didnt seem very impresive compared to the stuff on his website.

soulpatch · 02/13/2017, 10:40 AM

just about any picture you can think of in terms of the tank,stand, plumbing, equipment, ect is covered in my thread here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948

Though I will note my stand is now an older model as I think they have new wood ones. Some picsin earlier pages of this thread should have some other pics.

That all said you are looking at a few hundred for an SCA stand or considerably more for a custom stand. Case in point the stand quotes I got from Miracles and Reef Savvy were north of 2-3K and that was before shipping. You could build a stand yourself for around same price as an SCA using good quality furniture grade hardwoods. Choice is yours.

Klems · 02/13/2017, 12:54 PM

Since the Jebao DCP -6500 takes up almost the entire return section from side to side, could I mount my heater in the middle section where the wood is? Is there an issue with doing it that way? It is really too small for an actual refugium...Just thinking of sticking some marinepure in there and maybe a bag of carbon

soulpatch · 02/13/2017, 01:00 PM

my heaters are before my return pump. You just want to have them after your temp probes if you use them so you dont get false readings.

rcar86 · 02/13/2017, 04:23 PM

I'm thinking about getting one. Are they made in the US? I get the feeling they come from China. Anyone know for sure?

125mph · 02/13/2017, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by rcar86

I'm thinking about getting one. Are they made in the US? I get the feeling they come from China. Anyone know for sure?

I think they are from china...

anyway, I just got a few quotes and I thought SCA was going to be the cheapest, but apparently miracles is even cheaper.. I think im going with them!

02/12/2017, 09:18 PM	#1654
125mph Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,405	Anyone order a custom SCA aquarium? Seems like they are missing the 180g models.. They jump from 150 to 210 on the website. __________________ 180G Rimless Starphire 72x24x24 (Miracles) 3 x Ecotech XR15w G4 Pro \| T5 x 4 \| 2 x Mp40wQD GEO 612 Cal Reactor \| Vertex Omega 150 Skimmer \| Chaeto Reactor Synergy Reef CL44 Sump \| Neptune Apex

02/12/2017, 09:19 PM	#1655
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	They don't list all sizes online if they are limited in quantities. They actually have a lot more tank configs and sizes then you see online Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

02/12/2017, 09:24 PM	#1657
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	Call steve there. Build quality is excellent and yes they do rimless. Not to grade of reef savy but also 1/4 of the price. They dont do the phantom bottoms or armored seams and such that rs does but also not really needed imho. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

02/12/2017, 11:54 PM	#1662
125mph Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,405	SC Aquariums Owners Thread Steves very fast! Gave me quotes over email within the hour. I think I will go with an sca 180 rimless. Now gotta figure out the stand. Anyone have a stand from sca, can you post picture? Are they nice or just run of the mill? There's some pic on their site but would like to see in home pics. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 180G Rimless Starphire 72x24x24 (Miracles) 3 x Ecotech XR15w G4 Pro \| T5 x 4 \| 2 x Mp40wQD GEO 612 Cal Reactor \| Vertex Omega 150 Skimmer \| Chaeto Reactor Synergy Reef CL44 Sump \| Neptune Apex

02/13/2017, 06:59 AM	#1666
ReefCowboy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,742	Sweet! When you order the synergy overflow, make sure you get the "upgraded version" for tanks with glass thickness over 5/8's. __________________ Rimless 150 Gal Sps System: Giesemann Spectra/New Apex/2x MP40qd's+ 2x Gyre XF250's/Cor20/Custom Stand, Sump and Algae Scrubber/2x DOS dosing/Skimz Octa 205i Skimmer

02/12/2017, 11:00 PM	#1661
mallard Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 87	I got a 125 48x30x20 rimless from Steve. It was considerably less than Miracles or Reef Savvy. It was drilled for the ghost overflow and shipping was included. Very reasonable. Email is the best method I've used with Steve. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

02/13/2017, 09:00 AM	#1669
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	I prefer custom stands however I took a flyer on the SCA wood stand since I basically got it for free with the deal Steve gave me at the time. I am actually pretty impressed with the stand. The thing is a tank and well made. My only wishes were side access which I would gain with custom stand. For the price of the wood stands from SCA you will not be able to get a similar stand elsewhere. If you have the funds go custom but if you simply want a great looking stand that will function with the tank then the SCA is a great option. __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

02/13/2017, 10:40 AM	#1671
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	just about any picture you can think of in terms of the tank,stand, plumbing, equipment, ect is covered in my thread here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Though I will note my stand is now an older model as I think they have new wood ones. Some picsin earlier pages of this thread should have some other pics. That all said you are looking at a few hundred for an SCA stand or considerably more for a custom stand. Case in point the stand quotes I got from Miracles and Reef Savvy were north of 2-3K and that was before shipping. You could build a stand yourself for around same price as an SCA using good quality furniture grade hardwoods. Choice is yours. __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

02/13/2017, 01:00 PM	#1673
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	my heaters are before my return pump. You just want to have them after your temp probes if you use them so you dont get false readings. __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

02/13/2017, 04:23 PM	#1674
rcar86 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1	Where are SCA tanks made? I'm thinking about getting one. Are they made in the US? I get the feeling they come from China. Anyone know for sure?