Cale's SCA 150G Upgrade

[cale0721]

Hi everyone!

I've been in the saltwater hobby for a little over 15 years and the entire time I've had 2 different 75-gallon aquariums. My first 75 was not drilled and I used a canister filter. My next 75-gallon was a Marineland reef ready, which is what I am upgrading from now.

On August 22nd, I ordered an SCA 150-gallon aquarium from SC Aquariums website. I ordered the model drilled for the Synergy Shadow overflow. The last two weeks I've been slowly emptying my Marineland. Today is the day for the delivery of my 150! I plan to post about my task and equipment but wanted to get a thread started to hold me accountable! :)


Picture before break down :

 

[cale0721]

Some items will move over from my current build and other items I either bought new or secured used here on Reef2Reef.

Main equipment list:

3 Radion G4's
M2 Vectra
30 inch Ruby Trigger system sump
Bubble Magus Curve 7
Aqua UV 25 watt
ReefDose
Apex Classic
2 300 watt BRS heaters

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Can't wait to see the new tank!

 

[cale0721]

Sold a lot of my corals but kept many packed them into a IM 20 gallon :

An I got a box full of goodies from BRS.. one of many boxes LOL


I upgraded my 75 gpd RODI unit to 150 gpd with a booster pump. Making water real quick now! I also bought two 200 gallon boxes of AF Reef salt during BRS's labor sale! Will be my first time using AF, in the past I've used the red sea blue bucket.

 

[cale0721]

Sneak peak - the tank arrived in one piece!

 

[cale0721]

I got the stand in place and the longer light rail installed today. Tomorrow the tank will be placed on the stand and I'll start plumbing!

 

[cale0721]

All filled up and cycling

 

[cale0721]

Almost 2 weeks since the tank has been up and running.

I did the start up from Prodibo, AF life fill, and moved over a dozen bioballs from my old tank to jump start the process. After 2 days, I added my first live stock from one of my local fish stores.

Blue sided fairy wrasse
Purple firefish

A few days later, I did an online order from Reef Beauties:
Bella goby
Hippo tang
Red fin fairy wrasse

Slowly moving all my LPS over from my frag tank and a few zoas I picked up at a local frag swap. I'm continuing to dose Microbactor7. I saw some diatoms briefly for about a day, they have since disappeared. I also added 24 small astera snails for the first additions of a clean up crew.

The next fish on my stock list are
Yellow coris wrasse
Nakos Fairy wrasse
Midas Blenny


Also got my skimmer up and running (bubble magus curve 7) and I had to order a replacement o-ring for my UV sterilizer which should be here next week. Overall the tank is doing well. Fish and coral.

 

[cale0721]

 

[fishface NJ]

Nice tank! Can I ask where did you get the stand from?

 

[cale0721]

Nice tank! Can I ask where did you get the stand from?

I also ordered it from SCA when I ordered the tank. It’s made out of maple and great quality! Stand itself weighs 180lbs!

 

[cale0721]

Tank has officially reached its one month!

10 fish -
Hippo tang
Bella goby
Blue sided wrasse
Red fin wrasse
Yellow coris wrasse
Naoko’s wrasse
Midas Benny
Purple fire fish X 2
Pink streak Cryptic wrasse

 

[FLSharkvictim]

Just getting ready to complete my SCA Rimless 150 build!! Let's see the plumbing job?

 

[SuperAWE]

Yeah, show us the skimmer! Be interested to see how they make it all work under there. Thanks

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Tank has officially reached its one month!

10 fish -
Hippo tang
Bella goby
Blue sided wrasse
Red fin wrasse
Yellow coris wrasse
Naoko’s wrasse
Midas Benny
Purple fire fish X 2
Pink streak Cryptic wrasse

Tank looks great for only having it for a month!

 

[cale0721]

Just getting ready to complete my SCA Rimless 150 build!! Let's see the plumbing job?

most of the plumbing is behind the tank.

 

[cale0721]

Few more pictures from my leak test to show plumbing

 

[FLSharkvictim]

Nice!! I still need to plumb my drains and returns but here is a pix of my set up!
Synergy CL-44 sump with a 10 gallon ATO! Also running a Synergy external overflow box with 1.5''drains & 1'' returns...

 

[keelo]

Nice aquascape, I want to do something similar on my build, is that all dry rock you used ? If so how many pounds ?

 

[cale0721]

Nice aquascape, I want to do something similar on my build, is that all dry rock you used ? If so how many pounds ?

It’s Marco rock .. I ordered 120 lbs