SCA 105 48x24x20 new build

Pugs508 · Oct 25, 2021

Hey R2R,

I've been a member here for a little while but mostly just for the market place and really never posted. I am currently in the midst of putting together a 105 sca reef tank.

Quick pics i took today but here is the progress so far.

blaxsun · Oct 25, 2021

Rockscaping looks neat!

Pugs508 · Oct 25, 2021

blaxsun said:
Rockscaping looks neat!

Thanks! First time using Marco rocks e400 mortar. Wanted to have the smallest rock footprint reasonably possible.

Pugs508 · Nov 3, 2021

Not complete yet still have a lot of painting and touch ups but here's the progress so far. Was able to give a couple hours to the stand yesterday

Pugs508 · Nov 15, 2021

Moving a long. Trim is finished, 2 coats stixs of primer and 1 coat of SW advanced cabinet paint. Then onto the doors, plumbing, and mounting lights!

Pugs508 · Dec 7, 2021

Pugs508 · Dec 7, 2021

Plumbing, lights, apex cabinet installed.

ChrisRD · May 24, 2022

Any updated pics of this setup? I was thinking of doing something similar to mount lights on an upcoming build and was curious how you went about it...and how you like it now.

Hairyteeth · May 24, 2022

Looking good, recently got an sca tank as well no complaints yet

Pugs508 · May 24, 2022

ChrisRD said:
Any updated pics of this setup? I was thinking of doing something similar to mount lights on an upcoming build and was curious how you went about it...and how you like it now.

I really do like it. Its aluminum t slot 80/20. Strong/light doesn't have the diy feel. I can pm you the actual item number if needed most of, if not all came from Amazon. If you don't go through the wall as I did, it should be fairly easy to adjust lighting heights to get best overall par.

Pugs508 · May 24, 2022

Hairyteeth said:
Looking good, recently got an sca tank as well no complaints yet

Yeah I'm also a big fan. Dollar value for build quality . I didn't care for the inset euro bracing but it does make putting a cover on it much more simple.

Hairyteeth · May 24, 2022

Pugs508 said:
Yeah I'm also a big fan. Dollar value for build quality . I didn't care for the inset euro bracing but it does make putting a cover on it much more simple.

Agreed! Makes a great shelf though

ChrisRD · May 27, 2022

Curious how you ended up routing the power cord for the lights?

Pugs508 · May 27, 2022

ChrisRD said:
Curious how you ended up routing the power cord for the lights?

The 80/20 aluminum bars have nice channels to run the power cords. I ran the cable down the bar to the backside of the wall where the outlets are

NowGlazeIT · May 27, 2022

Epic so far! Really liking your creativity

ChrisRD · May 28, 2022

Thanks for the replies...looks great!

Pugs508 · Jul 14, 2022

Just wanted to post quickly to keep this thread going. Tank is going well, currently 6 months old. Had a fun gha outbreak then dinos, then cyno but all is good now. Euphylia garden is growing cant wait for it to all fill in