official SCA owners thread/club

twistedfinn967 · Oct 4, 2020

SCA indicates 1 1/4" but looking at bulkheads at BRS it translates to 1". I'll just try calling SCA and ask them. This is too much like work!

Tiki Reef Joshua · Oct 4, 2020

Love my 100 lagoon.

4x2x20”

best 100 gallon dimensions IMO. Love it. Got a great deal.

gerards_reef · Oct 4, 2020

On the 150g drilled for a shadow overflow I received a couple weeks ago the returns are drilled for a 3/4” bulkhead. If you shoot an email to SCA Steve is pretty quick to respond.

twistedfinn967 · Oct 4, 2020

iamgant said:
On the 150g drilled for a shadow overflow I received a couple weeks ago the returns are drilled for a 3/4” bulkhead. If you shoot an email to SCA Steve is pretty quick to respond.

That's what I'm gonna do, thanks.

benapilot · Oct 16, 2020

I just put my order in for the 150 drilled for the Synergy Overflow! Super excited top join the SCA owners club! Should be shipping to me in Alaska around Oct. 25.

I'll be putting it on a custom welded steel stand. Steve said I should have 3/4" plywood plus the shipping foam mat under the tank.

I emailed Taylor at Exotic Marine Systems to see if his overflow would fit, and it does! I've also read (on here?) that Modular Marine will modify their overflows to fit the Synergy hole pattern. So now I need to decide: Synergy Shadow, Exotic Marine, or Modular Marine? Anyone have thoughts?

AbjectMaelstroM · Oct 16, 2020

benapilot said:
I just put my order in for the 150 drilled for the Synergy Overflow! Super excited top join the SCA owners club! Should be shipping to me in Alaska around Oct. 25.

I'll be putting it on a custom welded steel stand. Steve said I should have 3/4" plywood plus the shipping foam mat under the tank.

I emailed Taylor at Exotic Marine Systems to see if his overflow would fit, and it does! I've also read (on here?) that Modular Marine will modify their overflows to fit the Synergy hole pattern. So now I need to decide: Synergy Shadow, Exotic Marine, or Modular Marine? Anyone have thoughts?

I have the exotic marine on my SCA 120 drilled shadow overflow. Absolutely superb construction and went together easily and without issues. The drain is dead silent.

benapilot · Oct 16, 2020

Good to hear!

I just put an order in at Exotic Marine!

Devaji · Oct 25, 2020

kind of a crazy idea here guys.....but I am thinking of a 120 with a DIY stand and making a planted FW

62518161 · Oct 25, 2020

Conchman said:
Ok, SCA 50 cube owners, if you could run either 2 or 4 MP10’s, which would you? Then where would you put them, sides or back, both? Then what would you run, reef crest? Scape is mostly centered and focusing more on SPS than LPS. So, fire away...

I’ve got 2 mp10’s. It’s MORE the enough flow. Run mine on each side. I do short pulse mode but i have mostly LPS.

Chris Spaulding · Nov 13, 2020

This week I placed the order for the 150 drilled for the Shadow Overflow and it will ship out on Tuesday 11/17. I ordered just the tank and had my LFS order a stand from Planet Aquarium for under $600. Went that route because I do not have all the proper tools to build a nice stand . and SCA wanted about $1200 for a stand.

HiImSean · Nov 22, 2020

So I picked up a 66g setup with SCA sump. The baffles are a bit short. Has anyone ran into flowback issues with outrages if you just raise the sump level with your ato? The baffles are only 6.5” tall but most skimmers recommend 8-10” water depth.

Dj City · Nov 22, 2020

HiImSean said:
So I picked up a 66g setup with SCA sump. The baffles are a bit short. Has anyone ran into flowback issues with outrages if you just raise the sump level with your ato? The baffles are only 6.5” tall but most skimmers recommend 8-10” water depth.

I've never had a problem.
My skimmer is actually on a stand to raise it up a bit.
I like the way my skimmer runs in shallower water.
Just adjust the skimmer output.

HiImSean · Nov 22, 2020

Dj City said:
I've never had a problem.
My skimmer is actually on a stand to raise it up a bit.
I like the way my skimmer runs in shallower water.
Just adjust the skimmer output.

What skimmer are you running

Dj City · Nov 22, 2020

HiImSean said:
What skimmer are you running

Aquamaxx Cone S C02 Skimmer

Aquageek450 · Dec 5, 2020

For those of you with a SCA 150, I see they offer the tank drilled for a synergy shadow overflow or they offer it with the built in center overflow. What do you guys prefer? How’s is the synergy overflow box as far as noise etc, or are you running a different brand box that uses the same hole pattern? Are there any other benefits to the synergy style box other than it gives you more available space inside the tank? Is the built in center overflow still quiet?

Chris Spaulding · Dec 5, 2020

I went with the external but have an exotic marine overflow I will put on it. The external box on Exotic sits higher on the back so no overflow potential and sitting higher allows for better adjustment keeping the overflow silent. External over internal for better flow in the tank more room for aquascape fewer dead spots for detrits build up.

Aquageek450 · Dec 6, 2020

Chris Spaulding said:
I went with the external but have an exotic marine overflow I will put on it. The external box on Exotic sits higher on the back so no overflow potential and sitting higher allows for better adjustment keeping the overflow silent. External over internal for better flow in the tank more room for aquascape fewer dead spots for detrits build up.

thanks! I did see that the exotic marine has the same hole pattern as the synergy which is good.

Also, I see some people on here got a 150 rimless tank. I didn’t see it on their site, so I sent them an email asking if it’s available. Did you get one with euro bracing or rimless?

Chris Spaulding · Dec 7, 2020

Euro brace I also contacted them about rimless and the cost was over double. Mostly because the glass has to be much thicker driving up the cost.

ReefRy · Dec 7, 2020

Here's my 120, 20 days in. We couldn't be happier with the way it's turning out. Awesome quality and just gorgeous! Oh, and I used the pad.

josbur63 · Dec 22, 2020

Hello everyone.Just ordered my SC150 drilled for synergy overflow,and anxiously awaiting its arrival.Upgrading from a 90 gallon reef ready.I am getting ready to build my stand,and would like to know if I can build it exact to the dimensions of the tank,60x24,or does it have trim pieces top and bottom that I will have to account for.I know my Marineland aqaurium has trim pieces it sits on.Any help would be appreciated.Thanks.