Seeking advice on organizing & mounting controllers and electrical in stand

Humanzee1966 · Nov 1, 2020

Hi everyone,

I'm getting back into the hobby for the first time in 15 years and I have a new Waterbox 60.2. The display tank is only 36 gallons (24" across) and the sump takes up almost the entire stand. I am trying to figure out where to put all of the equipment. I would like to mount as much as possible inside the stand. Right now I have to mount (or find a place to put) everything on this list:

Kill A Watt PS-10 Electricity Usage Monitoring Power Strip (unless I get convinced to go APEX)
Vectra S2 pump controller
2 Vortech MP10 pump controllers
Kessil AP9X light adapter
Vortech back up battery
Tunze Osmolator controller
Ink bird Heater controller (possibly)
2 X1 Kamoer Micropump doser units
Anything else that I'm forgetting that I can't live without

I'm just looking for advice on the best places to locate these different units. A control board isn't an option. Is it safer to mount the power strip outside of the stand? What about the adapters? The back up battery? Which controllers should go in the front? Where's the best place to put the doser units?

I appreciate ANY advice and any links to useful videos, photos, threads or information. I've watched some videos (BRS, others) but I'm having trouble figuring out some of these basic questions. I'm still in the process of purchasing my equipment so I have some time.

Thanks for anything you can offer me,
Derek

Ron Reefman · Nov 2, 2020

Good luck.

I made a much bigger stand than my tank required and I still have a spaghetti mess of electrical wires!

The center tank was temporary and the right hand tank was/is a RFA breeding tank that will be going away very soon.

Humanzee1966 · Nov 2, 2020

Ron Reefman said:
Good luck.

I made a much bigger stand than my tank required and I still have a spaghetti mess of electrical wires!

The center tank was temporary and the right hand tank was/is a RFA breeding tank that will be going away very soon.

I wish I had this much room! What a great set up, just beautiful. I'm slowly figuring out where to mount things in my stand! Thanks for replying.

Ron Reefman · Nov 2, 2020

I'm just getting ready to due a new rockscape in my tank. And the 35+ Rock Flower Anemones in the breeding tank will all move to the 90g DT with the new rockscape. I intend to do step by step posts in my Tank Build Thread with photos from the beginning to the end.

Chbix · Nov 2, 2020

I made a cabinet out of a cheap walmart storage shelf and some 3/4 project board. You could do something similar and set it next to the cabinet either flush on the side or next to it. Run the wires into the stand and most of the cords/powerblocks would be hidden behind the cabinet.

Tastee · Nov 3, 2020

I’ve been able to squeeze everything I need in my RSR 250 cabinet - Apex, dual DOS, FMM, EB6, chiller, dosing reserviors, controls for Skimmer, Wavemaker and Return. Here are photos in case they give you any ideas. Don’t forget you can use the doors for some equipment as I have. Apart from the EB6 I have a power strip next to the cabinet in an area it doesn’t look untidy, as is my light power supply.