SCA 50 gal build thread

[Barrett]

Rebuilding a pump at work this week, it is slightly bigger than the pumps we use in our aquariums. 700 hp electric motor 65 million gallon a day flow rate at 95 feet of head pressure. We have 6 others identical to this one.

 

[Barrett]

Thought I would add a few more growth pictures, everything seems to be thriving in my tank and I am very happy about that.

 

[Mystical_Knight]

Added two clownfish today. They were in a friends qt tank and he decided to go a different direction so I offered to buy them. My son decided there names should be Bobba Fett and Aura Sing.

Nice aura sing, lotsa people don’t know about the expanded universe now that Disney has discontinued it (grumble)

 

[Mystical_Knight]

Nice aura sing, lotsa people don’t know about the expanded universe now that Disney has discontinued it (grumble)

lol hilariously I went to Disney Hollywood studios yesterday and they were selling a thrawn action figure. jerks kill the EU but still wanna sell the merchandise.....

 

[D805]

Used all 1 inch red pvc from BRS to plumb with a Herbie overflow.

Nice looking setup you have. Just curious on what elbows you used to connect your gate valve. Looks you took 45s and chopped them in half. Currently in the middle of plumbing my tank.

 

[Barrett]

Nice looking setup you have. Just curious on what elbows you used to connect your gate valve. Looks you took 45s and chopped them in half. Currently in the middle of plumbing my tank.

Those are 45 street elbows, they fit over the pipe on the big end and slide into the gate valve on the smaller side.

 

[D805]

Those are 45 street elbows, they fit over the pipe on the big end and slide into the gate valve on the smaller side.

Thanks for the reply. New to plumbing and first time plumbing a tank, these might come in handy in my current plumbing endeavor.

 

[Barrett]

No problem don’t hesitate to ask any questions you have. You will find it really isn’t hard at all, dry fit everything and mark them on both pieces with permanent marker. Then you can take them outside instead of gluing them in the stand.

 

[Barrett]

Haven’t updated this in awhile, got a few fish in the qt tank.
Flame Hawk

Red Lined Wrasse (I really wish I could capture her true colors in a picture. She is a stunning fish in person.)

 

[Bosko777]

Hey there, I have same tank and sump. For some reason I capped the middle overflow and am just using the left as overflow and right as a return. Seems to be working good so far except for the gurgling!!! I’m using eco tech L-1. Any advise? Buy the way, your tank looks great.

 

[Barrett]

I run mine with all 3 holes, the middle is for the return, left side is a full siphon and right side is an emergency overflow. Thank you for the compliment I am really loving the tank.

 

[Bosko777]

Ok, I need to look in to that emergency overflow hole, do you know the name for that kind of overflow?

 

[Barrett]

Herbie style overflow

 

[Bosko777]

Cool, thank you. I’ll be following

 

[Barrett]

Not much new to update on this tank, everything is going great. I just started a build thread for my new to me nano tank. Here is a link if you want to take a look.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/nuvo-16-build.366926/

 

[Barrett]

WOW has it really been that long since I updated this? Everything is doing good I have added a few new corals.

Purple torch

Orange and purple Lobo

 

[ludnix]

It's looking great Barret!

 

[Barrett]

It's looking great Barret!

Thank you

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Used all 1 inch red pvc from BRS to plumb with a Herbie overflow.

Hi Barrett,

How is the tank doing?

I am looking at buying the SCA 50 PNP as well and want to "copy" your plumbing setup.

I've never plumbed a tank so I am a little confused. Can you help explain how the bulkheads are connected to the PVC pipe?

From the SCA website "Bulk head connectors (1/2" return, 1" drain) "You can request extra bulkhead in Standard SCH40 size for free"

So how are all of your PVC pipes 1 inch? I assume I can tell SCA to drill a third hole for me for a Herbie setup.

Any chance you can help me figure out what PVC parts to buy? Sorry for the noob questions but I just want to make sure I understand the exact adapters and what not I will need.

 

[Barrett]

Hi Barrett,

How is the tank doing?

I am looking at buying the SCA 50 PNP as well and want to "copy" your plumbing setup.

I've never plumbed a tank so I am a little confused. Can you help explain how the bulkheads are connected to the PVC pipe?

From the SCA website "Bulk head connectors (1/2" return, 1" drain) "You can request extra bulkhead in Standard SCH40 size for free"

So how are all of your PVC pipes 1 inch? I assume I can tell SCA to drill a third hole for me for a Herbie setup.

Any chance you can help me figure out what PVC parts to buy? Sorry for the noob questions but I just want to make sure I understand the exact adapters and what not I will need.

The tank should come drilled with 3 holes. Yes all my plumbing is 1 inch. The pvc glues directly to the bulkheads. I would be happy to help you figure out what parts you need