Looking from advice from owners of the tanks listed above. My old tank broke and am getting a new one. Right now I am in between the Prostar and the SCA PNP system. Both options come with stand and sump. I will not be building another stand and my sump is a very old beat up aqueon. The wife is not a huge fan of the super modern look of the Prostar but there is next to no pictures of the SCA stand on their "site". I did recently before the tank crack buy a roller matt and am wondering if anyone has modified the Prostar to a roller mat setup instead of socks. It looks kind of tight.
Prostar v200 or SCA PNP
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I debated between the same two mfg. when I was looking for a tank. I had seen the Prostar in a LFS and it is very nice. I decided on the SCA because of a fit issue. i.e. I had a very specific space and the SCA 90 cube was the perfect size to fit. Any Prostar options would have not been as nice of a fit.
One other consideration is if the size you are getting will be euro-braced? If so you should make sure you would be ok with the SCA version of euro bracing. SCA uses glass pieces that are stacked on top of each other and silicone in placed. You can notice this on their website.
Here is an example of the stand. You probably would want to contact them to verify if this is what they still make. According to their website it is. Pulled of the SCA FB group. My stand looks exactly like this.
One other consideration is if the size you are getting will be euro-braced? If so you should make sure you would be ok with the SCA version of euro bracing. SCA uses glass pieces that are stacked on top of each other and silicone in placed. You can notice this on their website.
Here is an example of the stand. You probably would want to contact them to verify if this is what they still make. According to their website it is. Pulled of the SCA FB group. My stand looks exactly like this.
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Thanks guys! I actually ordered the SCA. It should be here tomorrow. Really liked how responsive and quick Steve was. Ordered and shipped the same day! Should be here in wisco from California today or tomorrow! Sitting in a warehouse an hour and a half from me right now.
let us see some photos.
Unfortunately the way it’s sent (just unloaded and load like 6 times) the cabinet was damaged. Steve at SCA was fast to tell me to reject load and he will replace. Hoping for replacement to be sent out this week.
To be clear. I don’t blame SCA for this.It seems SAIA did not care for careful unloading and loading. Steve from SCA will be getting one sent out a replacement for tomorrow
New tank arrived and wasn’t damaged
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It looks like they are still using the plywood stands. That's great news because they are very well built. I decided on the white vice the brown or black thinking it would show salt creep the least. i.e. lazy
Agreed. I had a hard enough time getting the wife on board after the last tank cracked and leaked so brown was what she said yes to. That’s what I bought haha
It’s good. I haven’t seen better but I am coming from an old aqueon so the clarity difference is night and day. I saw pro star in person as well and don’t personally believe there is a big enough quality difference in glass. I do think the stand could have a better quality wrap on it. it’s great for the price.
not a huge fan of the overflow box. Impossible it get rid of the water falling sound and leaves about an inch of space between the top and the water level( super picky feedback there).
not a huge fan of the overflow box. Impossible it get rid of the water falling sound and leaves about an inch of space between the top and the water level( super picky feedback there).
I have the SCA 150, and am extremely happy with the quality of the glass. Having moved up from a LeeMar, I cant tell the difference. I am getting older though too
What do you think, a 90g sca (3x2x2) or an 81g fijicube (3x2x 22). ? Im gonna pull the trigger tomorrow.I have the SCA 150, and am extremely happy with the quality of the glass. Having moved up from a LeeMar, I cant tell the difference. I am getting older though too
Sca comes out 100$ cheaper since shipping is 40$ and no tax
I love my SCA 150. Yours looks amazing brand new.
Oh yeah.. with the euro brace I thought t5 fixture with led supplement was best route. Hangs above the tank. What are you going with ?
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