Velcro! loops for making wire bundles, and double-sided with adhesive to mount your power bricks up high in the stand. Easiest and cheapest cleanup :-)
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I definitely need something better for the power brick. Thanks!!
@joshua_w3 жыл бұрын
Double sided velcro is the one thing. In addition to bricks, wrap cords instead of zip. Then when new stuff or need to remove something for maintenance just undo the velcro and re fasten it on the go
@timklieber35233 жыл бұрын
Velcro is a must!!
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
YESSSSSSSSS.
@MyFirstFishTank3 жыл бұрын
It looks great Remy. I’ve made two controller boards diy in the past and there is just something satisfying about doing it all from scratch! Well done!
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
I don't know...there were many times I wish I woulda just purchased a board, lol! Thanks for the inspo!
@flippersreef3 жыл бұрын
Remy, it was a pleasure meeting you! Glad you like the toadstool you got from me! Fins up!
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again!! Can't wait to put this toad front and center.
@reefingprologue42203 жыл бұрын
I used a label maker, I got it on amazon. The best $30 that I have spend !! 🤘🏻
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Great idea! That will be the next purchase for sure.
@elslick3 жыл бұрын
Amen, I think I have used my label maker more on my reef equipment than what I originally purchased it for.
@RogueAquariums3 жыл бұрын
I also got one as well after I was yelled at for not labeling my wires. 😁
@carminecarlone28693 жыл бұрын
@@elslick 🤣 me too! I labeled like everything on my tank man
@carminecarlone28693 жыл бұрын
I've had one since like...2008😂😂 so useful, I use it for everything hahhaa
@elslick3 жыл бұрын
Love it. As an extremely OCD person when it come to cable managment I love these type of vids
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Happy it passed the test! Still gotta tidy up a bit more but it's a good start!
@elslick3 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral Cable managment is a never ending goal hahaha. I have all mine set up on piano hinges. If you need to remove something, just pop it open. Awsome build cant wait to see the next vid
@lamkeith373 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea..my cords are a mess..I guess I have a project to do on Sunday..thanks Remey
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the extra work! You'll feel good about it when you're done though.
@angryowlaquariums403 жыл бұрын
Velcro is a must for me! 🦉🍻
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
YES!!! I need to grab some straps.
@germanytraveller24193 жыл бұрын
Hey Remy, cool controller board! I built my controller board at the wall side of my room divider. Now there is one cable entering the room divider. Therefore two things are indespencable (for me): drawer pull-out to slide the whole compartment beside the aquarium and velcro fastener for simple release of each controller, power adapter etc.
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Love it!! I'd love to see this!
@germanytraveller24193 жыл бұрын
I would be delighted to send you some Pics. Is that possible?
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
@@germanytraveller2419 If you're on IG send to BahamaLlamaCoral :)
@jamesstallons6513 жыл бұрын
The ADJ power strip on amazon has individual, lighted switches for each plug, and the wires all plug in to the back for a nice, clean look. Well worth the $37
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
I am very familiar with this strip! Many, many weddings I've DJ'ed and radio studios that have run this strip.
@braveheartreefer5253 жыл бұрын
Great job Remy looks a million times better
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! Feels better too.
@kingtidecorals3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! So true... tend to let things slip to the way side with these crazy cord areas! LOOKS AWESOME!
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!! Your channel is coming along. The first 1k are the hardest but stay consistent!
@y_gagaring3 жыл бұрын
Nice you made a French Cleat out of wood for hanging. You can pick up metal ones at most framing and craft stores. 👍🏾
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea! I wanted to cut the wood at an angle but unfortunately don't have the proper tools.
@guiovannygaviria88332 жыл бұрын
Awesome nice job, thanks for the idea.
@kieranm37593 жыл бұрын
Inspired me to sort my messy cables and controllers everywhere, gonna use florescent spray paints flicked over a black background I think that will look insane when I've got my blues on ,, cheers remi mate
@RogueAquariums3 жыл бұрын
Nice job Remy. It looks clean and tidy & I’m sure you feel better now that you got that pile of wires off of the floor. 😁 it turned out well..
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! And 1000x yes. Now I just gotta do the frag tank.
@donnasmith570811 ай бұрын
Bravo! Inspiring!
@tmrvstyle3 жыл бұрын
I have 2 power stips with outlets that rotate and can't do it without green plastic plant tie tape works great to tie chords
@Algaewarrior3 жыл бұрын
I use zip ties and a staple gun. I staple the excess piece to the beams i run them on. I think carpentry is one of the things that comes with the hobby that is a more difficult for me than plumbing or electric/tech stuff. Looks great! Good job!
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yeah, wish I had more trade experience but I get by. If I can't do it we've got a great community in STL that can help!
@carminecarlone28693 жыл бұрын
I agree that you can use carpentry a lot, heck I built everything except the tank haha, but electricity is WAAAYYY harder. I know some but man it gets complicated😅
@Lutharthegreat3 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea and looking good. I keep thinking I need to get a fire extinguisher but many options and with electric and water it gets muddy on what to have on hand.
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's a good question! Now you're making me think...
@kyles_exotics3 жыл бұрын
Great video man! Was so happy when I finally made a controller board! Makes life so much easier
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
I'm just now enjoying that controller board lifestyle!! It's great so far!
@accidentalreef3073 жыл бұрын
Nice job! Thanks for another awesome video.
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again!
@Timstank3 жыл бұрын
That's a pretty cool setup. My cords are not a mess, but the definitely don't look that nice either. I might just have to build something like that when i upgrade my tank.
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
It looks like the tank is ready for takeoff! I kinda love it!
@Timstank3 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral hell yeah! Are you going to do a video for the other one too?
@absolutecarrot41913 жыл бұрын
Yay another great video, I need to make one of these My wires are a mess
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Do it!! It kinda looks cool too!
@andrewsnanoreef39533 жыл бұрын
Well I know what I'm doing this weekend!
@blanegray Жыл бұрын
VELCRO!! use velcro on your cables to bundle them up. dont use zipties, when you have to add something you need to cut all the zipties
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Learned this the hard way! Velcro for life now! That board was made a long time ago.
@SaltFishTV3 жыл бұрын
Looks way mo better! Super easy and glad you didn’t do what I did with the hole saw 😬
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
LOL!!!
@JMehalick3 жыл бұрын
Remy - Just an FYI, I have the same tank and use the Aqua Shield as well. Recently I had some acros die off and couldn’t for the life of my figure out why. Tried everything. Today, I took out the Aqua Shield and found a burnt to crisp bulb and when I washed out the inside, there was black soot on the paper towel when drying it off. I guess the plastic degraded over the 8 months I’ve had it. Similar to the Jebao that FishofHex made a video on. Unfortunately I would turn my return off for feeding, but keep the UV running. I believe this cooked the bulb and led to the plastic issues. I think it’s a solid lesson in 1.) Checking your equip regularly and 2,) Never having a UV on without running water through it. Even if it’s a couple minutes. Tbh when corals were RTNing this was the last thing I would have suspected.
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. It's my first UV Sterilizer. I know that these bulbs need to be replaced every so often but this gives me a little extra incentive to inspect every water change. Thanks!!
@JMehalick3 жыл бұрын
Bahama Llama Coral It was/is my first UV as well. Good news is today all my corals are starting to open back up and look a lot more healthy. Hopefully It’s the end of the losses. Thankfully didn’t lose my Purple Monster or Pink Panther Acros.
@carminecarlone28693 жыл бұрын
@@JMehalick 🙏sorry to hear man, good luck glad stuff is getting better.
@roguereefink84053 жыл бұрын
Great Video !!!!! Only if you knew an electrician ...... I have ideas for the frag tank !!!!
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Lets goooooo!! I never ask because I'm sure electricians and plumbers get bugged enough about this kinda stuff..
@roguereefink84053 жыл бұрын
Oooo I definitely do and it definitely gets old quick. With that said its different when u combine two things you love.
@brianculater64443 жыл бұрын
I have a major rats nets by my reef tank 😑😑 Definitely need to figure something out soon!! Good video thanks buddy!!!!
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
You got it! See, I feel like I can't get away with it as easy because my tanks are on KZfaq all the time...lol
@MoreTankMoreProblems3 жыл бұрын
Looks great! I’m still in the process of running/organizing all my cords to the apex control box... (I have to get some extensions for my MP40s to reach up where I have everything mounted... shoot me now.) My only tip is to plan where you want to store all your powerbricks for your equipment (especially if you have a bunch!) only saying this because they can generate some heat fast. I don’t have enough room inside my build, so I will most likely mount them next to the board on the wall. (I’m also not spending an arm to get the ecotech mounting brackets, so a DIY idea I must come up with...) Cheers again though, looks a Thousand times better!
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I know guys like @fishofhex make 3d printed power bring brackets so that could be an option in the future too. Maybe for the frag. There's 4-6 power bricks on that tank.
@MoreTankMoreProblems3 жыл бұрын
Bahama Llama Coral yeah I was thinking about fishofhex’ model. They were like half the price, But I would still need like 10 of them. Rip.😑
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
@@MoreTankMoreProblems And the cost of this hobby strikes AGAIN. 😂
@Just-In-Credible11 ай бұрын
good video
@taylor4tails3 жыл бұрын
Nice Video, I need to work on this also.. Mines currently a rats nest but on a shelf above the tank so i'm not worried when I flood the floor... My favorite go to for cable management is the Velcro cable tie. I use these instead of zip ties cause i always make mistakes and its easy to pull something out if you need to :)
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
I agree on the zipties. Plus, when you cut the excess it always leaves a sharp edge.
@Bamacher593 жыл бұрын
New subscriber great video we can all learn something
@andrewsnanoreef39533 жыл бұрын
DO A BAHAMA BUDGET FARM BUILD! DO IT!
@himmat_dhillon3 жыл бұрын
Cords are superrrr hard to manage tbh. It’s hard to keep them in order. I try to maintain organized cords but that difficult
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
You got this. If I can do it...anyone can, lol!
@zafishguy51663 жыл бұрын
Imagine sorting cables
@zafishguy51663 жыл бұрын
Oh wait I have to do that too
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
@@zafishguy5166 😝
@Mattcarr33 жыл бұрын
LOL one problem cleaned up... now time to address the windows... :)
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
The cardboard is growing on me.
@Mattcarr33 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral You should at least paint some fish on it.
@Algaewarrior3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a project for the kiddos.
@andreesisario60353 жыл бұрын
What everybody dreads, the cables from hell
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
You'd think with all the tech we have nowadays, cables woulda been a thing of the past.
@lucasaffer55853 жыл бұрын
ZIPTIES !!!!
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
You can never have too many of these!
@gabesreef3 жыл бұрын
Are we going to Tuesdays from now on?
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Maybe Tuesday and Sunday?
@gabesreef3 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral yay.
@gabesreef3 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral also I love the idea of using paper templates
@angryowlaquariums403 жыл бұрын
Hi gabe 🦉🍻
@gabesreef3 жыл бұрын
@@angryowlaquariums40 hey birdie
@jamesdylanlankford23763 жыл бұрын
Just curious but what are the dimensions of you 45gallon frag tank?
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
48x18x12 😊
@jakesreef17303 жыл бұрын
Does that temp controller really say 80°f ???
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Sure does! 82 is what it's set at. I tried an experiment months ago while battling dinos and I just left it. No adverse affects.
@ughlguess199310 ай бұрын
Did you end up doing the frag tank cable management?
@BahamaLlamaCoral10 ай бұрын
Didn't get to it before I took it down. Head over to the Reef Builders channel to see what's in its place!
@willrobertson94813 жыл бұрын
Just thought I'd let you know I pulled the trigger and got a lps frag pack from wwc I ordered it Monday was supposed to be here today but a delay occurred fedex said that it will be delivered tomorrow do you think the coral will be ok? Should right?
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Should be ok...but you might have to baby it for awhile. If it's LPS it's probably gonna be pretty pulled in. They do a great job packing though. Good luck! Keep me posted.
@willrobertson94813 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral yeah it's all lps thanks man will do for sure! Think putting them on the sandbed is a good idea?
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
@@willrobertson9481 For sure. Try not to stress too much.
@willrobertson94813 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral ok thanks dude it's my first time ordering anything live I think I watched just about every single unboxing video and shipping video wwc has lol but anywho I'll let you know what came and also how there doing! Thanks for the advice man appreciate it!
@willrobertson94813 жыл бұрын
It came corals are fine! Very nice pack it came with purple stuff echinata ,key lime gonistrea, cotton candy chalice, forest king Aussie lord and a midnightmoon favia. Seem to be adjusting well to.
@tesusreef26253 жыл бұрын
dang now i gotta fix my cord problem :(
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Sorrry....lol!
@sparkysreef63873 жыл бұрын
Zip ties. Lots of zip ties. About to move and want to do a cleaner setup though, so i might make something like this.
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
It was relatively easy to do. The construction paper cutouts were key.
@robertlangford76373 жыл бұрын
why dont any one mahe a vid about tanks pricing
@PittsburghReefJunkie3 жыл бұрын
I will make one in a couple weeks on my channel.
@fellowreefer3 жыл бұрын
Love the content and I have send you a DM on IG. Hope I can help you with the frag tank when you do that one and maybe for this one as well..
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
I replied! Those mounts are awesome!
@danielfox67093 жыл бұрын
I just use zip ties and connect my wires around a piece of drilled plywood attached to the back of my cabnet
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think I'm going to use some zip ties to tidy up just a bit more. Thanks for the watch!
@danielfox67093 жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral I used a similar design to you building it out and then drilling holes and having the cable storage area in the back. I just zip-tied them and on and used the occasional velcro style zip ties to attach the wires and they run through the wires. Note this is for my freshwater tank been wanting to go and get my first marine tank for a while but since COVID my mum won't let me go out to get it. Point is not sure if the style I used would come with extra complications
@thisguyisextrasalty77363 жыл бұрын
😂 if you’re want another board give me a holler I’ll CNC one out of PVC
@BahamaLlamaCoral3 жыл бұрын
Might hit you up for the frag tank. That thing is gonna need a lot more spots.