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Spoke with steve from sca today and he is sending out the missing parts. I cant say enough about his customer service! Ive been asking him a lot of questions ands hes been there every step of the way
My 50 gallon slice of the ocean
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So here is my intail review of the aquarium setup
Its the SCA 50 gal only stand and tank.
Stand:
I ordered the black MDF stand. The stand arrived already assembled, at first that was kind of concerning as i figuered this could lead to more dammage during shipping. Well im glad to report i was wrong! The stand was in great condition and is very sturdy, dosnt even feel like MDF. I spent the time last night siliconing the entire inside of the stand and will be painting it next week.
Tank:
Im glad to report the tank arrived in 1 piece. I am truly impresses with the quality of this tank. It looks stunning and is made from thick glass. There are 3 holes drilled in the back of the tank 2 for my shadow overflow and 1 for the return.
This is a basic quick review because of my work schedule i will only be able to work on this tank when im off. The tank is still in the box and once i start putting everything together i will include tones of pics
I paid $575 for the tank and stand by far the cheapest around and so far i dont regret anything !
Its the SCA 50 gal only stand and tank.
Stand:
I ordered the black MDF stand. The stand arrived already assembled, at first that was kind of concerning as i figuered this could lead to more dammage during shipping. Well im glad to report i was wrong! The stand was in great condition and is very sturdy, dosnt even feel like MDF. I spent the time last night siliconing the entire inside of the stand and will be painting it next week.
Tank:
Im glad to report the tank arrived in 1 piece. I am truly impresses with the quality of this tank. It looks stunning and is made from thick glass. There are 3 holes drilled in the back of the tank 2 for my shadow overflow and 1 for the return.
This is a basic quick review because of my work schedule i will only be able to work on this tank when im off. The tank is still in the box and once i start putting everything together i will include tones of pics
I paid $575 for the tank and stand by far the cheapest around and so far i dont regret anything !
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Weekend staryes today which means more work on the tank! Todays progress so far. I need to do a few more things to the stand before i actually put the tank on top of it
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Figured id update , im about to leave to go see jason aldean so this will be the progress for today.
I was able to paint the sliding draw that will holdbmy electronics on the side of my stand. I also assembled the my skimmer (skimz N123) and put my return pump in. I cant do any of the plumbing yet as im waiting for a shipment from BRS with bulk heads etc.
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I was able to paint the sliding draw that will holdbmy electronics on the side of my stand. I also assembled the my skimmer (skimz N123) and put my return pump in. I cant do any of the plumbing yet as im waiting for a shipment from BRS with bulk heads etc.
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Heres my question for everyone..... with my 16 shadow overflow I have 3 drian lines. In the pic below you can see I only have one drain line spot that came with the sump. How should I go about plumbing?
I was thinking of adding a Y fitting at the top of that gray pipe and have 2 lines into there and 3 emergency drain in my return section above the water line all suggestions are welcome
I was thinking of adding a Y fitting at the top of that gray pipe and have 2 lines into there and 3 emergency drain in my return section above the water line all suggestions are welcome
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I would go with the full siphon into the drain line with the partial siphon and emergency drain going into the skimmer or return sections.
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Yup!
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Some progress today I was able to complete my slide out shelf for electronics. I also drilled a 2 inch acess hole in the rear to run wires through. Tommorrow I will install the gohst overflow
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Have a bump in the road with the lighting. I cannot mount the AI arm to the back wall because the shadow overflow blocks it so i have it like this. There will br one AI hydra 52 on there and I hope its enough light for softies and LPS
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It will be enough for SPS. You will be fine!
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Great! I will be putting the plumbing plan together tonight. Thinking about doing a gate valve on the return and main drain....then again the return hole is only drilled for 1/2" pvc pipe
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I got my bulk head from BRS. It will fit the 1/2" hole in the back of my tank. I need some help and I'm not sure how I would go about plumbing this to the return any suggestions ? Also what side dose the rubber gasget go on ?
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