Aquarium Controller Cabinet, Product?

MPS · Oct 24, 2019

Elder1945 said:
Things go wrong in a shop environment, and sometimes people do not admit when they mess up.

Most people when we get the call of "hey this or this is wrong" and go out in the shop asking my guys who and what I get back 99% of the time.

"I see nothing"

I don’t know anything about that. I know nothing.

Elder1945 · Oct 25, 2019

Assembly has begun...

The small details make a difference..

tdhnry · Oct 25, 2019

Nice. When do you think Coralvue will be getting their inventory? Maybe by Black Friday?

Elder1945 · Oct 25, 2019

tdhnry said:
Nice. When do you think Coralvue will be getting their inventory? Maybe by Black Friday?

We will be ready to ship next week, I would say a week for shipping +/- a few days..

So yea beginning to mid-November is my guess.. I will keep updating as soon as I find out myself

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TheHarold · Oct 25, 2019

Elder1945 said:
Assembly has begun...

The small details make a difference..

You painted the screws?

BZOFIQ · Oct 25, 2019

Great work!!!

Elder1945 · Oct 25, 2019

TheHarold said:
You painted the screws?

The outside screws yes, This gives the cabinet a finished look and will help with the upcoming accessories we will offer. The Screws holding the faceplates will not be painted, however.

We have an automotive paint booth and system in house so the paint used would be the same you would see on most white cars on the road. We wanted something high quality and no supplier could offer us exactly what we wanted.

I will post a picture of the finished unit soon so everyone can get an idea of the overall look.

Elder1945 · Oct 25, 2019

From this.

To this.

Not a huge difference but something we feel is needed.

TheHarold · Oct 25, 2019

Elder1945 said:
The outside screws yes, This gives the cabinet a finished look and will help with the upcoming accessories we will offer. The Screws holding the faceplates will not be painted, however.

We have an automotive paint booth and system in house so the paint used would be the same you would see on most white cars on the road. We wanted something high quality and no supplier could offer us exactly what we wanted.

I will post a picture of the finished unit soon so everyone can get an idea of the overall look.

Very nice. Do you have to use special screw bits then, to prevent damaging the paint when installing them? Or is it hard enough.

BZOFIQ · Oct 25, 2019

Can a sump be built out of these PVC sheets?

count krunk · Oct 25, 2019

So this is what $250?

Silver14SS · Oct 25, 2019

Elder1945 said:
From this.

To this.

Not a huge difference but something we feel is needed.

Very nice attention to detail. Assuming the end user doesn't ruin the finish, I think those look nicer than the plastic caps that come with some furniture.

JoshKReef · Oct 25, 2019

I've read through this and I either overlooked it, or didn't see a full description of the product.

Is this like a modular type deal where you buy it and piece it all together?

For example, I run GHL setup with 2 dosers, a KHD, a p4, and 2 mp40s.

Would the cabinet be custom for that, or could I buy several sections?Attach files

Love the look of what I've seen so far

TheHarold · Oct 25, 2019

BZOFIQ said:
Can a sump be built out of these PVC sheets?

May companies use PVC for sumps. Most commercial ones are like that— hobby level aquarists use acrylic because it’s clear. The same applies to commercial skimmers, etc. PVC is less prone to cracking, and overall a much more durable material than acrylic.

Elder1945 · Oct 25, 2019

TheHarold said:
Very nice. Do you have to use special screw bits then, to prevent damaging the paint when installing them? Or is it hard enough.

We have tested this and overall we have had almost no issue as each cabinet is built before heading out. However, this is a valid concern and I will add extra white screws in the packaging.

We think the benefit of the painted screws outweighs the issues this might cause.

Elder1945 · Oct 25, 2019

BZOFIQ said:
Can a sump be built out of these PVC sheets?

Yes and no, PVC is used by Vertex, Royal Exclusive and so on for most of there sumps. High-end skimmers use PVC and Acrylic. This is a PVC that has had Air introduced in the manufacturing process that changes its strength characteristics and so on.

That all said we may or may not have figured out a way to make it work with the same PSI strength as Acrylic

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TheHarold · Oct 25, 2019

Elder1945 said:
We have tested this and overall we have had almost no issue as each cabinet is built before heading out. However, this is a valid concern and I will add extra white screws in the packaging.

We think the benefit of the painted screws outweighs the issues this might cause.

Oh! I thought this was a flat pack item to reduce shipping costs. My misunderstanding. I’m sure you guys won’t damage them, I was thinking of aquarists using an impact driver

Silver14SS · Oct 25, 2019

TheHarold said:
I’m sure you guys won’t damage them, I was thinking of idiot aquarists using an impact driver

TheHarold · Oct 25, 2019

Silver14SS said:

Crank it until you hear something snap, back off 1/4 turn and leave it for the next guy!

BZOFIQ · Oct 25, 2019

TheHarold said:
May companies use PVC for sumps. Most commercial ones are like that— hobby level aquarists use acrylic because it’s clear. The same applies to commercial skimmers, etc. PVC is less prone to cracking, and overall a much more durable material than acrylic.

Big thanks for confirming this!

I couldnt get MRC to confirm it the other day when I was asking for a quote

So these beasts are more than likely PVC