Aquarium Controller Mounting Inside my equipment cabinet

[Gareth elliott]

Background
Want to clean up my wires a little more and gain more room by using more vertical space. My work schedule is a little chaotic at the moment so this project is currently still in the “i bought some materials stage”

Material so far

1 24”x24”x.25” PETG clear sheet
2 12”x24”x.5” Polyvinyl Chloride white boards
Decal sheets for my Dye sublimation printer to add a design of some kind to areas not used for mounting.
Controller is a Profilux 4 with desire to expand with 1 2.1 ghl doser and kh director and expansion boxes for pump control.

This is not a wet install, cabinet is separate from my aquarium stand. Plastics were chosen for look and ease of cleaning. As well as requiring no painting.

Tools
I am hoping to accomplish this build using saws and guides and adhesives. The clear petg sheet will be non support areas, to add additional areas to view equipment.

Cost so far
$86 for the sheets already had the adhesives and saws.

 

[vetteguy53081]

MARINE DEPOT CONTROLLER BOARD

 

[Gareth elliott]

MARINE DEPOT CONTROLLER BOARD

I saw these. Looked great for an apex. Didnt like so much for the profilux foot print.

 

[pgammon]

Please post pics of your results, I'm interested in doing one for my 65 downsize.

 

[foxt]

Sounds like you’ve done stuff like this before. Following ...

 

[Gareth elliott]

The building materials.
PVC board is very dense and heavy if using this make sure its supported in what ever application you are using.

Using pvc cement for pvc to pvc bonds and cyanoacetate and accelerator for pvc to petg(these are not support bonds).

 

[Gareth elliott]

Added another $5 to cost. Its october 2nd and 93 degrees here in NJ. While cutting my glasses fell off from sweat and saw blade went a little off. Using white foam rubber to seal the gaps. Will also ensure each piece of equipment is well seated in its respective hole.

Also to further organize my testing and feeding, adding a drawer to this somewhere.
All while...
Trying to remember another october it was above 90, and i needed bug spray as leaves were falling off trees around me.

 

[foxt]

Hey, hope you enjoyed it while it lasted. Possible frost warnings a little bit further north of you this weekend.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Hey, hope you enjoyed it while it lasted. Possible frost warnings a little bit further north of you this weekend.

All for the early frost to kill the squitos
We are supposed to be in the 50’s i think, already started to cool drastically as the sun sets. Kept my ac off, tank hit 83.8 not that

 

[Gareth elliott]

Rough work in progress.
Still need to finish painting the cabinet. Right side will have a drawer on top for food and meds. Bottom will have another drwer for supplies and door to access the electronics. Not cutting inserts out for the dosers and kh director till i have them. Also need to do some triming of the foam insulation.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Because why not do 2 projects at once, this eshopps hob over flow is becoming a drilled one for my qt tank.(while in metro i like using a sump for 14 days of pods for picky eaters).