Apex Cabinet done

Dal-Reef · Feb 9, 2020

After months of planning and weeks of building my gear cabinet is done. I am pretty proud of it.

Took my time planning it and now all of my gear is out from under the tank. I work in IT so love all the geeky stuff. I can now control everything on my tank by phone or pc.

To help with consistent network connection I decided against WIFI and have CAT6 connection from my home router to a switch in the cabinet that Apex and GHL run off of. It will help with my work traveling to know I can check on things. Just need a Trident now

Only one thing left to install is the dosing containers being made by Marc Levenson and his world famous acrylic work.

Thanks to my wonderful wife for helping with this could not do it without her....

I have build thread that I will be updating in the new week or so with all of the details cabinet build

@melvesreef @neptunesystems @marcleveson

Retro Reefer · Feb 9, 2020

Looks fantastic! Nice work

Dal-Reef · Feb 9, 2020

Retro Reefer said:
Looks fantastic! Nice work

Thanks man.. My OCD is better now

Katrina71 · Feb 9, 2020

That really looks good!

Dal-Reef · Feb 9, 2020

Katrina71 said:
That really looks good!

Thanks man. Reef tanks are work of love..

jblasi · Feb 19, 2020

Very nice! Very clean setup.

Travis Wagner · Feb 19, 2020

Dumb question: what materials did you use to build the cabinet? I’d love to try something like this.

Dal-Reef · Feb 19, 2020

jblasi said:
Very nice! Very clean setup.

Thanks.. I got a Trident that will be here this week now what do? where will be I put

jblasi · Feb 19, 2020

Dal-Reef said:
Thanks.. I got a Trident that will be here this week now what do? where will be I put

Serious problems... I know! Lol... I’m building a much larger cabinet right now since I way to much equipment for the current cabinet.

Dal-Reef · Feb 19, 2020

Travis Wagner said:
Dumb question: what materials did you use to build the cabinet? I’d love to try something like this.

The cabinet is from IKEA then I built the mounting wall. There is a smaller one on top and larger cabinet on bottom. Total cost for both with glass door was around $160. I have listed the link as well pictures of making the mounting wall. Let me know if you have more questions

BESTÅ Shelf unit with glass door, black-brown, Glassvik black/smoked glass, 23 5/8x15 3/4x25 1/4 " - IKEA

BESTÅ Shelf unit with glass door, black-brown, Glassvik black/smoked glass, 23 5/8x15 3/4x25 1/4 ". Everything you need for storing and keeping things organized at home. Choose a ready-made combination or create your own, adapted to your style and belongings.

www.ikea.com

Dal-Reef · Feb 19, 2020

jblasi said:
Serious problems... I know! Lol... I’m building a much larger cabinet right now since I way to much equipment for the current cabinet.

I work in IT so this stuff really geeks me out. May have to get another cabinet

jblasi · Feb 19, 2020

Dal-Reef said:
I work in IT so this stuff really geeks me out. May have to get another cabinet

Lol, same here. Working on my CISSP right now. I have cable management OCD.

Travis Wagner · Feb 21, 2020

Dal-Reef said:
The cabinet is from IKEA then I built the mounting wall. There is a smaller one on top and larger cabinet on bottom. Total cost for both with glass door was around $160. I have listed the link as well pictures of making the mounting wall. Let me know if you have more questions

What type of wood and paint did you use? Does it need to be water/humidity resistant?

Dal-Reef · Feb 21, 2020

Travis Wagner said:
What type of wood and paint did you use? Does it need to be water/humidity resistant?

It was a piece of laminated hardwood that was 2x2 so only had to cut a small piece to fit inside the cabinet. I went with a little nicer piece so the paining would lay day better. I used Krylon Fusion all in one spray paint. There is no need for it to be water proof since it is outside and away from the tank. The cabinet on the outside is a laminate and will wipe down easy so any water that does get on it cleans up should not create any issues. Here the paint I used.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Krylon-FUS...r-In-One-Actual-Net-Contents-12-oz/1000460293

Dal-Reef · Feb 21, 2020

jblasi said:
Lol, same here. Working on my CISSP right now. I have cable management OCD.

CISSP is a amazing cert to have. Everything we do is around security so you will do great having it

jphilip813 · Apr 20, 2020

Dal-Reef said:
After months of planning and weeks of building my gear cabinet is done. I am pretty proud of it.

Took my time planning it and now all of my gear is out from under the tank. I work in IT so love all the geeky stuff. I can now control everything on my tank by phone or pc.

To help with consistent network connection I decided against WIFI and have CAT6 connection from my home router to a switch in the cabinet that Apex and GHL run off of. It will help with my work traveling to know I can check on things. Just need a Trident now

Only one thing left to install is the dosing containers being made by Marc Levenson and his world famous acrylic work.

Thanks to my wonderful wife for helping with this could not do it without her....

I have build thread that I will be updating in the new week or so with all of the details cabinet build

@melvesreef @neptunesystems @marcleveson

Wow...this is nice, where did you actually get the physical cabinet from? and what are the dimensions to it? I am in the market for one right now

Dal-Reef · Apr 20, 2020

jphilip813 said:
Wow...this is nice, where did you actually get the physical cabinet from? and what are the dimensions to it? I am in the market for one right now

Howdy. Glad you like it .. Go to my build thread I have lot of info for about building the cabinet . It is a an IKEA brand https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/besta-...-brown-glassvik-black-smoked-glass-s99047763/

jphilip813 · Apr 20, 2020

Thx sir...of course with my luck, Ikea is closed due to the Pandemic...and shipping is not until JUNE....lol just my luck, guess I will look somewhere else.

Dal-Reef · Apr 20, 2020

jphilip813 said:
Thx sir...of course with my luck, Ikea is closed due to the Pandemic...and shipping is not until JUNE....lol just my luck, guess I will look somewhere else.

Now sure were you live but hopefully this corona thing will let up some so you may able to get the cabinet soon.

mmw64 · Apr 20, 2020

Dal-Reef said:
After months of planning and weeks of building my gear cabinet is done. I am pretty proud of it.

Took my time planning it and now all of my gear is out from under the tank. I work in IT so love all the geeky stuff. I can now control everything on my tank by phone or pc.

To help with consistent network connection I decided against WIFI and have CAT6 connection from my home router to a switch in the cabinet that Apex and GHL run off of. It will help with my work traveling to know I can check on things. Just need a Trident now

Only one thing left to install is the dosing containers being made by Marc Levenson and his world famous acrylic work.

Thanks to my wonderful wife for helping with this could not do it without her....

I have build thread that I will be updating in the new week or so with all of the details cabinet build

@melvesreef @neptunesystems @marcleveson

Beautiful! I would be proud too!