425XL Power board solutions

Sonja · Jan 11, 2020

I have an electrician coming out next week to give me a quote for making a power board for my reefer, he will be with they guy setting up my tank so I'm sure they know what they are doing. I just wanted to ask here for pictures of what everyone else has done. I want it all to be neat and tidy with everything labelled. I want to avoid chaotic wires connected to extension leads that are all in a tangle-we'll save that for my TV setup!

I want to get this right so if anyone has experience or ideas please let me know, I'm in the UK. There must be a thread somewhere full of pictures and suggestions, I just can't find it!

reef lover · Feb 2, 2020

A few good pics in this thread...

What do you use for cable management?

My sump stand has too many running cables. What do you guys use for cable management? Please provide purchase links and photos if possible. Thanks.

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siggy · Feb 2, 2020

I have a 425 and its tight for space. I built a board and now I am rethinking that. What I would suggest is lay everything out on a piece of card board and arrange it to fit. I also mounted my skimmer, heater control and topoff above the sump due to that's where it is operating at. I also put all my lighting power bricks/cords/power strip behind the tank.
Best of luck