My 50 gallon slice of the ocean

[LEOreefer]

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

 

[LEOreefer]

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 !

 

[LEOreefer]

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

 

[tvu]

Also coat your door hinges or they will rust. Use clear fingernail polish, wax or something

 

[LEOreefer]

Also coat your door hinges or they will rust. Use clear fingernail polish, wax or something

Yup that will be done tommorrow. Also i will be installing my slide out shelf on the side of my stand tommorrow also

 

[LEOreefer]

Late night sneak peak of things to come! Skimz up14

 

[LEOreefer]

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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[LEOreefer]

Shelf equipment

 

[LEOreefer]

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

 

[Brew12]

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 would go with the full siphon into the drain line with the partial siphon and emergency drain going into the skimmer or return sections.

 

[LEOreefer]

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.

And the full siphon would be the shorter of the 2 tubes? (The one lower than the other in the overflow itself )

 

[Brew12]

And the full siphon would be the shorter of the 2 tubes? (The one lower than the other in the overflow itself )

Yup!

 

[LEOreefer]

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

 

[LEOreefer]

Some more work done today

 

[LEOreefer]

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

 

[Brew12]

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

It will be enough for SPS. You will be fine!

 

[LEOreefer]

It will be enough for SPS. You will be fine!

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

 

[tvu]

Hang the light from the ceiling

 

[LEOreefer]

Hang the light from the ceiling

I'm not a fan of ceiling mounts and besides I don't think the wife would allow it ;Dead

 

[LEOreefer]

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 ?