Cable management inside tank?

[OscarHaglund]

So what is everyones preferre solution for cable management inside of the tank?

Vortexes are too expensive for me so i need some good way to lead stream pump cables up to the hole in the net but withou gluing things down such that they can easily be taken out for maintenance.

 

[xcountryx]

I've used 3m clips and hangers. Pretty easy to clean up with razor blade when not needed anymore. Cords coming from powerheads in tank I put clips on back corners. Do the same in stand to keep things tidy. Always do drip loops though.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I just pull them tight and clip them to the black rim with the little plastic wire clips, and run them around the back of the tank where all my wires are collected, thats why I always paint my back glass.

As mentioned above, always make driploops, they save lives!

 

[OscarHaglund]

I've used 3m clips and hangers. Pretty easy to clean up with razor blade when not needed anymore. Cords coming from powerheads in tank I put clips on back corners. Do the same in stand to keep things tidy. Always do drip loops though.

I m not familiar with these clips/hangers. Do you have a link?

 

[JXNATC]

After far too long trying to figure out how I wanted to manage the two cords in the back of my tank, I settled on ordering some cable clamps from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M68CLOU?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title)
, peeling their adhesive off, and supergluing them to some magnets from K & J Magnetics (https://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BX8C6DCSPC-BLK). These magnets are almost the exact size of the cable clamp and allowed me to route the cables around my logo on my back graphic and under the overflow box.

 

[biecacka]

After far too long trying to figure out how I wanted to manage the two cords in the back of my tank, I settled on ordering some cable clamps from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M68CLOU?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title)
, peeling their adhesive off, and supergluing them to some magnets from K & J Magnetics (https://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BX8C6DCSPC-BLK). These magnets are almost the exact size of the cable clamp and allowed me to route the cables around my logo on my back graphic and under the overflow box.

That is a genius idea!


corey

 

[JXNATC]

Thanks! It's worked out well so far!

 

[xcountryx]

I m not familiar with these clips/hangers. Do you have a link?

This is what I use

 

[OscarHaglund]

After far too long trying to figure out how I wanted to manage the two cords in the back of my tank, I settled on ordering some cable clamps from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M68CLOU?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title)
, peeling their adhesive off, and supergluing them to some magnets from K & J Magnetics (https://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BX8C6DCSPC-BLK). These magnets are almost the exact size of the cable clamp and allowed me to route the cables around my logo on my back graphic and under the overflow box.

How do you calculate the glass thickness thath the magnet would support?
The places i look only specify the strength in kg not in distance

 

[JXNATC]

This page on their site shows the glass thickness and the magnets that fit that thickness. I knew my glass was a 1/2" thick so searched the magnets that met that thickness.

Aquarium Magnets

www.kjmagnetics.com

 

[OscarHaglund]

For anyone interested i found a good calculator at https://www.supermagnete.de/eng/adhesive-force-calculation