Jay's 150 Reef

[Jay_M]

Hey all,

It is finally time to start the build thread.

I've been waiting for weeks for my SCAquariums 150 gallon pnp system to arrive and the wait is now over.

I will be posting my progression, hardships and victories, as they occur.

Feel free to tag along!

Shoutout to @Devaji for making me aware of this company/deal.



Included in package:

SCA 150 gallon Starfire Glass Aquarium 60x24x24"H 12mm thickness
Euro Braced with center overflow

Solid wood cabinet grade canopy and stand (white)

68 Gallon Sump with 5 Cambers 52" x 17" x 17-3/4"

SCA-302 180 gallon Protein Skimmer

Atman PH3500 500 GPH Return Pump

 

[helen ann]

Congrats on new tank!

 

[Bj’s Reef]

You have a lot of fun ahead of you. You must have been excited when the delivery truck pulled up.

 

[Mike_J]

SAAWEEEET! Looking forward to seeing this coming together. Great looking tank. Best of luck and happy reefing!

 

[Jay_M]

Congrats on new tank!

Thank you!

 

[Mini Coop]

I am trying to learn so much - I have a very basic set up of a 120, and am figuring out how to beef up my equpment ot make it better. Looking forward to following along! How exciting!

 

[Diesel]

Lights............. let there be lights............... for the holidays, have any idea on lights yet?

 

[Jay_M]

Lights............. let there be lights............... for the holidays, have any idea on lights yet?

Haha you caught that did ya... yes there are no lights in the bundle. But I have an LED fixture or 6 bulb T5 fixture to get the tank under lights.

The plan is 2 - 3 radions once the wallet recovers, but in the mean time I'll get my cured rock into the tank, and let the tank resettle with temp lighting.

The deal with the wife was new house, new tank done right.. that means more than just top notch equipment, but also means patience.

The way I see it I'm still few months from coral.

 

[Jay_M]

I'm not entirely sure how im going to get the stand/ tank from the garage to the living room...

 

[Diesel]

........... if you think you go slow, slow down even more.
Only bad things happen overnight.

Two Pro 4's are more than enough for your tank, you want to do it right get three and your corals (SPS) will thank you for it.

 

[Jay_M]

........... if you think you go slow, slow down even more.
Only bad things happen overnight.

Two Pro 4's are more than enough for your tank, you want to do it right get three and your corals (SPS) will thank you for it.

I will say, I am accepting gen 4 donations [emoji111]️[emoji6]

 

[Regg]

I got a SCA 150 custom as well i like it alot, ill be running t5, im using the synergy overflow

 

[Jay_M]

I got a SCA 150 custom as well i like it alot, ill be running t5, im using the synergy overflow

Thank you for this, it's been hard to find much opinion in the 150 of theirs.

I will say that the 68 Gallon sump that came with the kit cannot be removed from the stand without disassembly of the stand. At least this seems to be the case.

It absolutely fills the stand, not much storage space is my first observation.

 

[Regg]

I actually got mind custom 48*30*24

 

[__Jreef__]

Congrats!

 

[Twocorns]

The 150 is on sale now, but we don't move back home to Florida until 2018. Ugh, so I'll have to wait 'til then to upgrade from my 40B. But I can't wait! The SC 150 looks amazing.

 

[Jay_M]

Here are some stand/ sump pics.

 

[Jay_M]

Tank moved into house, initially plumbing attempt started.

I still need to adjust the canopies height, the top of the canopy is sitting on the tank, a lot of tank hidden by the canopy.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

That's a good-looking tank!

 

[Jay_M]

That's a good-looking tank!

Thank you very much.. the canopy sitting a little low still but I will get that.. plumbing issue first thing to deal with.. leaks like mad with what they sent.

I will say after months of debate and back and forth, I'm happy with the route I took.