SCA 105 48x24x20 new build

[Pugs508]

Hey R2R,

I've been a member here for a little while but mostly just for the market place and really never posted. I am currently in the midst of putting together a 105 sca reef tank.


Quick pics i took today but here is the progress so far.

 

[blaxsun]

Rockscaping looks neat!

 

[Pugs508]

Rockscaping looks neat!

Thanks! First time using Marco rocks e400 mortar. Wanted to have the smallest rock footprint reasonably possible.

 

[Pugs508]

Not complete yet still have a lot of painting and touch ups but here's the progress so far. Was able to give a couple hours to the stand yesterday

 

[Pugs508]

Moving a long. Trim is finished, 2 coats stixs of primer and 1 coat of SW advanced cabinet paint. Then onto the doors, plumbing, and mounting lights!

 

[Pugs508]

 

[Pugs508]

Plumbing, lights, apex cabinet installed.

 

[ChrisRD]

Any updated pics of this setup? I was thinking of doing something similar to mount lights on an upcoming build and was curious how you went about it...and how you like it now.

 

[Hairyteeth]

Looking good, recently got an sca tank as well no complaints yet

 

[Pugs508]

Any updated pics of this setup? I was thinking of doing something similar to mount lights on an upcoming build and was curious how you went about it...and how you like it now.

I really do like it. Its aluminum t slot 80/20. Strong/light doesn't have the diy feel. I can pm you the actual item number if needed most of, if not all came from Amazon. If you don't go through the wall as I did, it should be fairly easy to adjust lighting heights to get best overall par.

 

[Pugs508]

Looking good, recently got an sca tank as well no complaints yet

Yeah I'm also a big fan. Dollar value for build quality . I didn't care for the inset euro bracing but it does make putting a cover on it much more simple.

 

[Hairyteeth]

Yeah I'm also a big fan. Dollar value for build quality . I didn't care for the inset euro bracing but it does make putting a cover on it much more simple.

Agreed! Makes a great shelf though

 

[ChrisRD]

Curious how you ended up routing the power cord for the lights?

 

[Pugs508]

Curious how you ended up routing the power cord for the lights?

The 80/20 aluminum bars have nice channels to run the power cords. I ran the cable down the bar to the backside of the wall where the outlets are

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Epic so far! Really liking your creativity

 

[ChrisRD]

Thanks for the replies...looks great!

 

[Pugs508]

Just wanted to post quickly to keep this thread going. Tank is going well, currently 6 months old. Had a fun gha outbreak then dinos, then cyno but all is good now. Euphylia garden is growing cant wait for it to all fill in

 

[Pugs508]

Tackled a pretty big project today but now my apex display is about 90% done.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Tackled a pretty big project today but now my apex display is about 90% done.

Looks great!!

 

[Leroyc]

Awesome setup. How did you put the lip around the top of the stand if you don't mind me asking