Been looking at tanks with 24x24” and 36x36” footprints and seen a few old builds with the SC 50 G (24x24x20, basically a shallower 60 cube) and the SC 135G (36x36x24, basically a 93 square on steroids). Since other companies aren’t advertising those dimensions as standard models, I figured it was worth checking out SC.
I decided to check out the webpage for SC and noticed some stuff I found, for lack of a better word, odd. If you click on the contact us page, the form is broken. Then, like many other websites, the SC aquariums page has the graphic that allows you to click on icons for mainstream social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest). None of the icons have working links- and on top of that, I couldn’t even find an Instagram account for the company with a separate search effort. Lastly, after going on Facebook and tracking down their page, they have not posted since 2015 on Facebook, and not since 2018 on Twitter.
So is SC even still around? As an avid fan of these forums I’ve done my fair share of looking at older build threads, many of which discuss the build thread owner’s experiences chatting with a bunch of custom tank makers before finally selecting one. I would assume that there are other hobbyists like me, and if my suspicions are correct, I would imagine it would be prudent to make others aware of SC being defunct so they don’t waste their time trying to track down SC, or worse, purchase a tank from a website that’s not even active anymore.
I have spoken with @Joe Glass Cages a lot, as well as Derek at Miracle Aquariums, and I’ve been impressed by their willingness to work with a customer’s weird requests, so this is not so much a “I’m seeking a tank from this manufacturer” as it is a curiousity.
I decided to check out the webpage for SC and noticed some stuff I found, for lack of a better word, odd. If you click on the contact us page, the form is broken. Then, like many other websites, the SC aquariums page has the graphic that allows you to click on icons for mainstream social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest). None of the icons have working links- and on top of that, I couldn’t even find an Instagram account for the company with a separate search effort. Lastly, after going on Facebook and tracking down their page, they have not posted since 2015 on Facebook, and not since 2018 on Twitter.
So is SC even still around? As an avid fan of these forums I’ve done my fair share of looking at older build threads, many of which discuss the build thread owner’s experiences chatting with a bunch of custom tank makers before finally selecting one. I would assume that there are other hobbyists like me, and if my suspicions are correct, I would imagine it would be prudent to make others aware of SC being defunct so they don’t waste their time trying to track down SC, or worse, purchase a tank from a website that’s not even active anymore.
I have spoken with @Joe Glass Cages a lot, as well as Derek at Miracle Aquariums, and I’ve been impressed by their willingness to work with a customer’s weird requests, so this is not so much a “I’m seeking a tank from this manufacturer” as it is a curiousity.
