Cable Management

[RotherhamReefer]

I’ve started putting together my first tank (Red Sea Max Nano G2) and various bits, which is mega exciting, however i’m getting triggered by how untidy all the cables look underneath (and to the side of my tank for the Red Sea ReefWave).

What’s everybody’s best practice for cable management? I want to make sure everything is as tidy as possible (I don’t think OCD will allow otherwise, ha!).

(I’ll most likely kick off a build thread once I’ve got the water and actually switch it all on)

 

[dangles]

Hey!

A couple of my go-to items…

Mesh cable wraps, and Velcro straps. Don’t use zip ties! Inevitably you’ll need to take a device out for maintenance or just to rearrange stuff and zip ties are way more hassle than Velcro wraps.

Have fun! :face-with-tears-of-joy:

 

[RotherhamReefer]

Hey!

A couple of my go-to items…

Mesh cable wraps, and Velcro straps. Don’t use zip ties! Inevitably you’ll need to take a device out for maintenance or just to rearrange stuff and zip ties are way more hassle than Velcro wraps.

Have fun! :face-with-tears-of-joy:

Mesh cable wraps are a fantastic idea!… Off to do some more online shopping… :face-with-tears-of-joy:

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Just an fyi, some devices can cause electrical interference with things like pH meters. Before finalizing and sealing up cable bundling, making sure that is not an issue may be worthwhile.

 

[It’s the Grim Reefer]

I’ve started putting together my first tank (Red Sea Max Nano G2) and various bits, which is mega exciting, however i’m getting triggered by how untidy all the cables look underneath (and to the side of my tank for the Red Sea ReefWave).

What’s everybody’s best practice for cable management? I want to make sure everything is as tidy as possible (I don’t think OCD will allow otherwise, ha!).

(I’ll most likely kick off a build thread once I’ve got the water and actually switch it all on)

Hey dude! Didn’t realise you were on R2R as well! I was searching cable management and saw this pop up.

Did you (or anyone else) have any good solutions for cable management of wave makers? I used to have wave makers on back wall but wasn’t happy with flow. I’ve since moved them to the sides and the flow is way better but now my cables just dangling in the water. Before I had a kid it was fine but now they need to run to the back to go through the gaps where the lights stands sit.

I hate how ugly this looks with the cable hanging in the water like this? Open to any suggestions or ideas on how to make this work.

PS. I had a couple stick on cable clips to the back wall of the tank to tidy it up but the adhesive gave out and they just came off