Controller boards let’s see them

Dane

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I don't have a controller yet. Gotta get that fancy reef keeper when it pops up again lol
I need to do this with my basic power strips and boxes
 

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If you have the marine Depot and apex classic power bar you should mount it behind the board makes it look nicer for all the transformer and power strips and display what you use in front
 

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I built mine from scratch. I ran conduit through the wall to a closet in an adjacent hallway.

I had been considering illuminating it but never got around to it.

One thing I did do was to add a temp probe so I can monitor the temp of the equipment closet.





First I setup a rio 2500 for a return pump and some temp heaters, I knew this was going to take a while.

Then I laid all the equipment out on the backer board and marked out where the holes needed to go.



After that I cut the holes, broke all the edges with sand paper and painted the board and upholstered the front of the board.



Next I mounted all the equipment to the front of the board.




Power supplies were velcro attached to the back of the board.




Made all the connections.




Then secured the board with screws to blocks that I had mounted inside the cabinet earlier.




There's still some touchup left but it's just about there.
 

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If you had a choice to do it again what would you guys do differently
 

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Kinda hard when we are always changing out equipment for new stuff
 
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Not too tough as long as you don’t go crazy and start zip tying cables together. Leave everything semi loose for when something needs to get pulled out.
 

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I use those velcro ties works wonders. I kinda wish I labeled all the cords.
 

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Lower your resolution
 

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