SC Aquariums Owners Thread

[ReefCowboy]

So my tank arrived last night (150 gal), and it looks phenomenal. Unfortunately during delivery, long story short, one of the pvc pipes slipped thru, got rested on, and wedged/gouged the bulkhead hole.

I've already contacted sca and Steve and their service is great. If it leaks they'll replace it.

Any advice on how to make sure this is safe and usable when i test it out? I'm hoping the gasket will cover and seal it.

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Very easy fix. Place a piece of paper over the two holes. Draw their outlines. Go to a glass shop, ask them to cut you a square, 1/2" glass piece with two holes drilled over the outlines drawn. Glue the square glass piece over, with the holes overlapping each other. The bulkheads will be long enough for a tight fit still with an extra glass piece over the old one.

You will then cut the included piping 1/2" off so it doesnt stick up due to the glass piece thickness increase.

You can always return the tank, but there is the hassle of sending the one you have back, etc.

 

[soulpatch]

Very easy fix. Place a piece of paper over the two holes. Draw their outlines. Go to a glass shop, ask them to cut you a square, 1/2" glass piece with two holes drilled over the outlines drawn. Glue the square glass piece over, with the holes overlapping each other. The bulkheads will be long enough for a tight fit still with an extra glass piece over the old one.

You will then cut the included piping 1/2" off so it doesnt stick up due to the glass piece thickness increase.

You can always return the tank, but there is the hassle of sending the one you have back, etc.

Great idea and cleaner then silicone I mentioned

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[Thornbreaker]

Great idea and cleaner then silicone I mentioned

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That's a great idea. I'm nervous it being my first tank and starting off this way, but I'll give that a try and test it thoroughly.
I figured that at least the emergency drain can be the worst hole, as less water passes thru, and silicone it in.

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[Thornbreaker]

Would I not need to silicone around the extra glass cover?

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[biecacka]

Yeah they are built like tanks! I used to run one that was said to be 20 years old almost when I bought it from the guy

Corey

 

[soulpatch]

Would I not need to silicone around the extra glass cover?

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Just an outer ring of silicone to seal the glass. A lot of guys do this if they want to switch to a ghost overflow except the glass is solid. You will want it drilled instead obviously.

Apply generous silicone to underside of glass pane and lay it into position. You can put an outer edge as needed

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[Thornbreaker]

Thanks Soul. Mentioning that it's done often for a ghost puts me at ease.

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[andrek787]

I wanted to share a pic of my SCA 150 gallon after about a year and half of being setup:

 

[asonitez]

How are most of you Plumbing the overflows on the SCA tanks?

I Tried a maggie muffler 1 or 1.5" and it didn't wor. I was thinking of trying the maggie muffler mini 1" but I dont know if THAT will fit EITHER.


I've been reading up on the HERBIE overflow and it sounds extremely promising and easy to implement.

Is anyone running this method?

 

[pelphrey]

i wanted to share a pic of my sca 150 gallon after about a year and half of being setup:

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[soulpatch]

How are most of you Plumbing the overflows on the SCA tanks?

I Tried a maggie muffler 1 or 1.5" and it didn't wor. I was thinking of trying the maggie muffler mini 1" but I dont know if THAT will fit EITHER.


I've been reading up on the HERBIE overflow and it sounds extremely promising and easy to implement.

Is anyone running this method?

pretty much everyone runs herbie on these tanks...

 

[ReefCowboy]

I wanted to share a pic of my SCA 150 gallon after about a year and half of being setup:

Nice! More info on the tank set up? Dosing? Calcium reactor?

 

[cincyjim]

I wanted to share a pic of my SCA 150 gallon after about a year and half of being setup:

Now that is a good looking tank! Very nice indeed.

 

[RogueGrown]

Looks amazing


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[Thornbreaker]

Is it safe to lay one of these 150 gallons on their side? I'm going to have to trace the overflow box and bulkhead holes from the bottom, as the brace blocks part of the overflow and thus I can't get my arm all the way to the bottom.

This may make setting a glass rectangle, cut to patch, on top inside the overflow a pain too.

Maybe I can find a nephew with a skinny arm that can reach.

 

[soulpatch]

I dont see any reason why a quick lay on the back panel for you to get a tracing should have any impact. Just be careful and lift it, rotate, then set back down.

As for installing the new plate use the bulkheads to ensure the plate sits over the holes and tighten the bulkhead to compress the new glass pane.

To make it even easier feed 1" pvc up from bottom of tank and push into the bulkhead bottoms. That way you can easily lower it into place inside the overflow

 

[Thornbreaker]

Nice ideas, thanks Soul

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[soulpatch]

Also when you do the tracing ensure you give a bit of a buffer around the edges so you dont sit on thop of the existing silicone and to have a bit of wiggle room since it is so tight in the overflow.

Really you just need a bit around the bulkhead holes to add support and a clean surface to attach your bulkheads to.

 

[Thornbreaker]

I trace the edges of the holes not the inside, rt?

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[soulpatch]

The mockup should be both the total size of the piece to fit in the space and the exact dimensions of the holes.

Make them do all the cutting so you just need to add silicone and drop it in.

When you pick it up ensure your bulkhead fits in the hole. Should be a bit loose as the hole size gives the slightest bit of wiggle room