CK’s SCA 120 and fish room build

[CK00020]

My basement fish room, the dt is upstairs in the dining room

A quick rundown of equipment

Mixing station
Aqua FX 100 Glacial 100gpd
2x 35 gal norwesco tanks
Dcp 4000 mix pump

Sump
Bashsea twisted 6-30 skimmer w/ sicce 7 pump
Jebao dcp 18000 return
BRS heater control w/ 2-300watt heaters
40b w/ Jax rax baffle kit
Tunze 3155 ato
Fish qt
Aquaclear 50 hob filter
Air pump and sponge
Power failure battery pump
Small sun sun powerhead
Evian 1.5l bottle ato
Ammonia badge
Two thermometers
Coralife light
Eheim auto feed
Eheim 100w heater

The DT upstairs

Display tank
SCA 120
Modular marine custom overflow
Custom stand to match kitchen
ATI Straton (1 for now) on a piece of 80/20 t track
Maxspect F350
Reefflakes 2 bags regular 1 bag grand select
Dry rock / live coming soon

Stocking
2 clowns

 

[harley32907]

Nice work!

 

[Typhon]

Nice Fish room!! Wonder why you didn't go with an external return pump like Iwaki? To get the extra head pressure.

 

[CK00020]

Would it be more economical, I am running the pump at 110 watts

 

[CK00020]

Like 82%

 

[benapilot]

That looks great! I so wish I had the space for a fish room!

What are your fish stocking plans?

 

[Zach B]

Very nice! Awesome fish room

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

great tank i have the same one i wish i went modular marine overflow when i got it i will be replacing the ghost overflow eventually with it

 

[cilyjr]

Are you happy with the SCA tank? I just bought a 120 from them it's being delivered tomorrow. I got the one that has the built-in center overflow however.

 

[CK00020]

great tank i have the same one i wish i went modular marine overflow when i got it i will be replacing the ghost overflow eventually with it

Why don’t you like the mod marine?

 

[CK00020]

Are you happy with the SCA tank? I just bought a 120 from them it's being delivered tomorrow. I got the one that has the built-in center overflow however.

Very happy with it

 

[CK00020]

I need to update pics I have live rock, and a nice bobbit worm in there now , also a labout wrasse in the qt

 

[CK00020]

And I forgot, the fish room has expanded. Needed 10’ from the sump so I put a counter for the fish qt by the sink

 

[Tiki Reef Joshua]

Love my SCA 100... 4x2x18”

 

[CK00020]

I was pondering a 150 but it’s just too deep, I can barely reach the bottom of the 4x2x2

 

[Tiki Reef Joshua]

I was pondering a 150 but it’s just too deep, I can barely reach the bottom of the 4x2x2

This so much. Lol. I love a more “panoramic” view on a tank, but that aside.... I’m only 5’9” so reaching into the tank has to be doable. I can’t imagine doing maintenance on something taller than 2’.

 

[Tiki Reef Joshua]

I want a 5x2x18 honestly.

 

[ChefJTMK]

Hey CK00020, What is your opinion on the ATI Straton? I must have been living under a rock cause I just discovered this thing the other day and can’t stop thinking about it!!!

Curious if it’s worth the $$$

 

[benapilot]

I was pondering a 150 but it’s just too deep, I can barely reach the bottom of the 4x2x2

My SCA 150; even with the step ladder, I’m just about to my armpit getting to the bottom!

 

[CK00020]

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Hey CK00020, What is your opinion on the ATI Straton? I must have been living under a rock cause I just discovered this thing the other day and can’t stop thinking about it!!!

Curious if it’s worth the $$$

I like it, I grabbed one right when they came out because I knew if I didn’t I would not be able to get one. I have only had this light, so really nothing to compare it to. The programming is kind of weird, but once u get it set up it just does it’s thing. I will be purchasing another once I can get one, or have enough coral to need one. The spread on this thing is awesome, it lights my whole tank with just one, so the par on 2 is going to be crazy.