controller board which one if any?

FishPersonFL · Mar 17, 2021

Hi
My wires are a mess even when I tried to clean them up. I'm hoping a board will help almost solve that issue. I did just get an apex also. If a board is a good idea which one?

Standard Aquarium Controller Board - Adaptive Reef

Get rid of the rat's nest of wires around your tank! Keep all of your aquarium equipment safe and organized with the Adaptive Reef Controller Board! Most of us have a scary tangle of cords coming out of our controllers and running behind the aquarium. Not only is this a nightmare for...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

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Aquarium Controller Board Shelf Accessory - Black

Expand your mounting options with the Shelf Accessory for the Adaptive Reef Aquarium Controller board. Not all aquarium equipment lends itself to mounting directly to a control board. Some equipment, such as the GHL KH Director or Doser 2.1 pumps work best on a shelf. This shelf is compatible...

www.marinedepot.com

Or are they really both the same?
TY!

vetteguy53081 · Mar 17, 2021

I have the marine depot deluxe and it’s perfect

FishPersonFL · Mar 17, 2021

vetteguy53081 said:
I have the marine depot deluxe and it’s perfect

Looks neat. I just dont know where to begin on using it. $225 ugh. But if it really will clear my mess up

clifg · Mar 18, 2021

Can people post pictures of the layout of their boards? Just received mine today and I'm perplexed! Have to fit basically everything from Neptune: Trident, Cor-15, Apex, LSM, ATO, Hydros Wave Engine, Hydra 32, etc. Hellppp!

Fezbearer · Mar 18, 2021

I used a piece of plywood.

FishPersonFL · Mar 18, 2021

How about if anyone has pictures of the boards in question..

jradishness · Mar 19, 2021

Fezbearer said:
I used a piece of plywood.

+1

Opportunity to save a couple hundred bucks in a really expensive hobby.

dieselkeeper · Mar 19, 2021

I'm going to try to tackle this exact same problem this week end. Planning on using a piece of 3/4 inch plywood with 1x4's for the sides. What do you do with the mess of wires? Are they tied up to the back of the controller board? Some use cable raceways on the front of the board. I was thinking of using it on the back. But I would think it would be a huge PITA to remove the cable. Like if you wanted to remove to clean a powerhead.

zukihara · Mar 19, 2021

Lance Umansky said:
Hi
My wires are a mess even when I tried to clean them up. I'm hoping a board will help almost solve that issue. I did just get an apex also. If a board is a good idea which one?

Standard Aquarium Controller Board - Adaptive Reef

Get rid of the rat's nest of wires around your tank! Keep all of your aquarium equipment safe and organized with the Adaptive Reef Controller Board! Most of us have a scary tangle of cords coming out of our controllers and running behind the aquarium. Not only is this a nightmare for...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

or

Aquarium Controller Board Shelf Accessory - Black

Expand your mounting options with the Shelf Accessory for the Adaptive Reef Aquarium Controller board. Not all aquarium equipment lends itself to mounting directly to a control board. Some equipment, such as the GHL KH Director or Doser 2.1 pumps work best on a shelf. This shelf is compatible...

www.marinedepot.com

Or are they really both the same?
TY!

I believe those to be the same boards.

Letmeusemyemail · Mar 19, 2021

i used command strips to attach the controller modules and screwed in egg crates on the bottom to stabilize the board

tang_man_montreal · Mar 19, 2021

I made my own with some scrap wood I had laying around... please excuse the mess, i was still tidying up

ShepherdReefer · Mar 19, 2021

I hate to say this, but Neptune has more to offer.

drtechno · Mar 20, 2021

Not the neatest setup but here is how I used the Adaptive Reef controller board. I actually used one from BRS and one from MarineDepot. Same product tho. Yes, you can make these but my life is too busy for that. Doing the fish room was enough. Anyway, you can see more on my build thread. Feel free to ask questions. I posted the rear of the panels too so you can see the mess behind.
Last little trick is to use 12 in extension cords from Amazon to neatly plug into the power strip. You can then label the cords easily with a label maker.

PeterC99 · Mar 20, 2021

Here’s a homemade stand that organizes the power bricks. Thanks to techdef for recommending.

Calm Blue Ocean · Mar 20, 2021

I just picked up one of these during the sale last week so great thread. I hope I can tame my wire monster too!

FishPersonFL · Mar 21, 2021

drtechno said:
Not the neatest setup but here is how I used the Adaptive Reef controller board. I actually used one from BRS and one from MarineDepot. Same product tho. Yes, you can make these but my life is too busy for that. Doing the fish room was enough. Anyway, you can see more on my build thread. Feel free to ask questions. I posted the rear of the panels too so you can see the mess behind.
Last little trick is to use 12 in extension cords from Amazon to neatly plug into the power strip. You can then label the cords easily with a label maker.

DRT,
That looks great.. Thanks for that post! I'm with you on the time for it. The amount of time for ME to even make a basic will take me a few hours.. I can work less and make it back so since i'm pretty bad at DYI buying it makes sense to me

Elder1945 · Mar 23, 2021

Lance Umansky said:
Hi
My wires are a mess even when I tried to clean them up. I'm hoping a board will help almost solve that issue. I did just get an apex also. If a board is a good idea which one?

Standard Aquarium Controller Board - Adaptive Reef

Get rid of the rat's nest of wires around your tank! Keep all of your aquarium equipment safe and organized with the Adaptive Reef Controller Board! Most of us have a scary tangle of cords coming out of our controllers and running behind the aquarium. Not only is this a nightmare for...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

or

Aquarium Controller Board Shelf Accessory - Black

Expand your mounting options with the Shelf Accessory for the Adaptive Reef Aquarium Controller board. Not all aquarium equipment lends itself to mounting directly to a control board. Some equipment, such as the GHL KH Director or Doser 2.1 pumps work best on a shelf. This shelf is compatible...

www.marinedepot.com

Or are they really both the same?
TY!

Both are made by me

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They function the same and in a totally non bias opinion they are awsome

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They not only keep you equipment clean, they also make is safe as the material used is waterproof and fire resistant.

Elder1945 · Mar 23, 2021

drtechno said:
Not the neatest setup but here is how I used the Adaptive Reef controller board. I actually used one from BRS and one from MarineDepot. Same product tho. Yes, you can make these but my life is too busy for that. Doing the fish room was enough. Anyway, you can see more on my build thread. Feel free to ask questions. I posted the rear of the panels too so you can see the mess behind.
Last little trick is to use 12 in extension cords from Amazon to neatly plug into the power strip. You can then label the cords easily with a label maker.

All of this is just awesome! Can I use a few pics on AdaptiveReef.com? Love how you used it in landscape.

Love it!

Elder1945 · Mar 23, 2021

Letmeusemyemail said:
i used command strips to attach the controller modules and screwed in egg crates on the bottom to stabilize the board

Looks good!
I have this on the way soon.
I noticed a few people mounting the boards this way and wanted to make it easy.

Elder1945 · Mar 23, 2021

clifg said:
Can people post pictures of the layout of their boards? Just received mine today and I'm perplexed! Have to fit basically everything from Neptune: Trident, Cor-15, Apex, LSM, ATO, Hydros Wave Engine, Hydra 32, etc. Hellppp!

We have a few on our site. However we are going to try to get a catalog going to help with inspiration and ideas.

The goal is to make as many systems as possible clean and safe.