SC Aquariums 150 gallon build

[DaveC]

Equipment List:

Main Display: 150 Gallon Starfire Tank Drilled for 16" Synergy Shadow Overflow 60x24x24" 12mm
Stand: T-Slot Aluminum
Overflow: Modular Marine 1600
Lighting: Kessil 360x x3, Aquatic life Hybrid 48" fixture with ATI bulbs
Sump: 40 Breeder with Triton Refugium baffle kit
Return: Reef Octopus VarioS-6
Kalk Stirrer Kit: Avast Marine
Spyglass Reactor Kit: Avast Marine

Controller: ProfiLux 4 – GHL
ATO- Tunze 3155
Dosing via ProfiLux 2.0

 

[Zach B]

Sounds awesome!

 

[DaveC]

My wife agreed to remove a closet in the front room to place the new tank. Here are some pics



Cleaned up a bit with a new floor



Behind the uncovered area is the basement steps, I'll open up that completely to give access to the back of the tank.

 

[DaveC]

I've commissioned my son and his gf to paint the back wall. I'm going for something like this

 

[DaveC]

My cat is guarding the salt

 

[DaveC]

It's a good thing the cat was protecting the salt because the tank was just delivered

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[bday1335]

Love my SCA! Great choice!

 

[DaveC]

Thanks! That's what I wanted to hear. They seemed to be the most reasonably priced for what you get. I just received the Modular Marine overflow today.

 

[DaveC]

Modular Marine (MM) overflow has arrived

 

[benapilot]

Welcome to the SCA 150 owners club! Mine has been up for about a month now and it is absolutely gorgeous! I love the clarity of the glass! I upgraded from a very old, very scratched 75 gallon tank and just sit and stare every morning with my cup of coffee!

I went with the Exotic Marine overflow. It’s super quiet and well-built. Only thing is, now that it’s on, it’ll be a big job if I ever need to get into the weir. I’m a little envious of the Modular Marine removable weir.

I’ll be following along with your build!

 

[DaveC]

Soon, just waiting on the stand

 

[DaveC]

Guess what the mailman brought today?

 

[infinite0180]

Guess what the mailman brought today?

Is that framing tech?

 

[JumboShrimp]

Following. We’re all excited for you.

 

[DaveC]

Is that framing tech?

https://www.alufabinc.com/ same idea but lower cost.

 

[infinite0180]

https://www.alufabinc.com/ same idea but lower cost.

Nice! If you dont mind me asking, how much was the stand?

 

[DaveC]

~ $200 cheaper than the competitor. Really nice place to work with. They gave me exactly what I wanted.

 

[zbryant91]

Following as well. Do you plan to skin the stand or just leave it open? Looking at doing a similar thing soon but I have to have panels

 

[Chris Spaulding]

Welcome to the SCA 150 you will love it. Following along as well

 

[benapilot]

Following as well. Do you plan to skin the stand or just leave it open? Looking at doing a similar thing soon but I have to have panels

Idea for inspiration:

I had a bunch of pallet wood in the garage. The top and bottom “frame” pieces are 1/2” furring strips from Lowe’s. I’m currently finishing it with a product called Flat Out Flat, a topcoat with zero shine.
ine is attached with magnets, but you could get some heavy duty Velcro for the aluminum stand.