SC Aquariums Owners Thread
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SC Aquariums Owners Thread
Steves very fast! Gave me quotes over email within the hour.
I think I will go with an sca 180 rimless. Now gotta figure out the stand.
Anyone have a stand from sca, can you post picture? Are they nice or just run of the mill?
There's some pic on their site but would like to see in home pics.
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Steves very fast! Gave me quotes over email within the hour.
I think I will go with an sca 180 rimless. Now gotta figure out the stand.
Anyone have a stand from sca, can you post picture? Are they nice or just run of the mill?
There's some pic on their site but would like to see in home pics.
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Check the last few pages. They offer a basic MDF stand and an upgraded hardwood stand. The MDF is fine, but upgrading to the solid wood stand is the way to go if you can afford it. I don't have one from him, but those who have bought them seem to be very happy with them.
ReefCowboy
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What is the glass thickness on the 180 rimless?
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ReefCowboy
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Sweet! When you order the synergy overflow, make sure you get the "upgraded version" for tanks with glass thickness over 5/8's.
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Thinking of going the old synergy overflow 16" to save a few bucks lol. It works up to 3/4".
How large are your return holes? 1" bulkhead?
Is you stand shipped or local pickup
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ReefCowboy
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The return holes are 1". Yes the 16" overflow would work fine. I like the 20" because it is more silent. The stand guy I used is local only... IMO you should go custom, pre-made stands make me nervous....
soulpatch
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I prefer custom stands however I took a flyer on the SCA wood stand since I basically got it for free with the deal Steve gave me at the time. I am actually pretty impressed with the stand. The thing is a tank and well made. My only wishes were side access which I would gain with custom stand.
For the price of the wood stands from SCA you will not be able to get a similar stand elsewhere. If you have the funds go custom but if you simply want a great looking stand that will function with the tank then the SCA is a great option.
For the price of the wood stands from SCA you will not be able to get a similar stand elsewhere. If you have the funds go custom but if you simply want a great looking stand that will function with the tank then the SCA is a great option.
125mph
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Can you post a pic of your stand from sca? Steve sent me some pics for a 72" stand but it didnt seem very impresive compared to the stuff on his website.
soulpatch
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just about any picture you can think of in terms of the tank,stand, plumbing, equipment, ect is covered in my thread here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948
Though I will note my stand is now an older model as I think they have new wood ones. Some picsin earlier pages of this thread should have some other pics.
That all said you are looking at a few hundred for an SCA stand or considerably more for a custom stand. Case in point the stand quotes I got from Miracles and Reef Savvy were north of 2-3K and that was before shipping. You could build a stand yourself for around same price as an SCA using good quality furniture grade hardwoods. Choice is yours.
Though I will note my stand is now an older model as I think they have new wood ones. Some picsin earlier pages of this thread should have some other pics.
That all said you are looking at a few hundred for an SCA stand or considerably more for a custom stand. Case in point the stand quotes I got from Miracles and Reef Savvy were north of 2-3K and that was before shipping. You could build a stand yourself for around same price as an SCA using good quality furniture grade hardwoods. Choice is yours.
Since the Jebao DCP -6500 takes up almost the entire return section from side to side, could I mount my heater in the middle section where the wood is? Is there an issue with doing it that way? It is really too small for an actual refugium...Just thinking of sticking some marinepure in there and maybe a bag of carbon
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I think they are from china...
anyway, I just got a few quotes and I thought SCA was going to be the cheapest, but apparently miracles is even cheaper.. I think im going with them!
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I have a 150g wood stand from SCA and was thinking of cutting doors on each side. Has anyone done this ? Is it safe ? Does the side plywood carry load?
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they are a good brand as well. Their shipping was high for me whereas it was included with SCA which is why I went with SC.
Good luck either way. Getting a good looking tank is important regardless of the vendor.
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I was very surprised at the cost of the Miracles tank. Almost didnt even want to ask for a quote thinking it would be much much more. They included curbside residential too..
Maybe the US dollar is very strong to CAD right now, so the prices is more favorable.
FIREFISHPAT
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I received my 150 from SC a month ago. Awesome tank and for the price. I paid 777.77 delivered right to my door. I just finish plumbing and just taken my time on this build. Pretty thick glass. Price just can't beat this deal....it was Christmas deal now it's back to 999.99. Still worth it....
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