(Thomas groaning)
- Ah ha!
This is one of the absolute best ways
to keep your controllers, your cables,
and your other reefing peripherals organized
and looking super slick.
From the completely waterproof and non-conductive
material that these cabinets are made out of
to the magnetic front panels, they're just brilliant.
You can go from a rat's nest of cables
to a really clean, slick, custom look
without paying any kind of custom prices or
having magical DIY skills, which I personally don't have
so that works really well for me.
Kudos to those who have the DIY skills, patience,
and time to make a fantastic controller board or cabinet
on their own.
Seriously, some of them are jaw-droppingly impressive,
but for those reefers who just can't or simply don't want
to go down the DIY road,
finding a rocking controller cabinet tends to be either
extremely difficult or extremely expensive.
Anytime you go custom with anything,
you usually have a few of them big old
dollar signs attached.
That's where Adaptive Reef steps in
with their Controller Cabinet.
They've pulled out all the stops and made an incredibly well
thought out and customizable cabinet that is tailor made
for reefing gear and life beside or under our aquariums.
From the expanded foam PVC construction
to the plethora of cord ports, power brick shelves,
swappable and customizable faceplates and more,
so the average reefer can avoid that terribly inconvenient
rat's nest of cables that screams fire hazard
with a clean and attractive cabinet
that can sit beside or inside of the aquarium stand.
In the box, you'll find the flat packed Controller Cabinet
consisting of the front, two side panels,
as well as the top and bottom panel,
a pack of color matching stainless steel screws
and the assembly instructions.
The Controller Cabinet measures 15 inches wide
by 18 and a half inches deep and 26 inches high
and is available in both black and white
so you can match it to the aesthetic of your aquarium stand
or other furniture in the room.
It is built from completely waterproof and non-conductive
expanded foam PVC, which is both strong
and surprisingly lightweight.
It has a pair of neodymium magnets and four pegs
to hold the front of the cabinet in place,
while also making it very easy to open and access the inside
of the cabinet whenever you need to.
When it comes to mounting your gear to this PVC material,
you've got a number of options;
you can screw into it just like pinewood,
which is perfect for many of the pump, heater
or aquarium controllers out there
that come with a bracket and screws.
You can also use double-sided or velcro adhesive tape
that many products come with,
and it should have no trouble at all making a good bond
with this PVC material.
There are also lots of holes provided inside of the cabinet
for using zip ties or twist ties
so you can wrangle all of those power cables and cords
running to and from your equipment.
Right out of the box, the Controller Cabinet
has eight faceplate slats already filled up
with two single slat faceplates,
a double slat faceplate,
and a quad slat faceplate that provides you with eight
power brick shelves, six cord routing rails,
and nine cord cutouts measuring three inches
by one and a quarter inches each,
which is going to be plenty of real estate for most reefers
to get all of their gear nicely and safely organized.
However, Adaptive Reef doesn't have Adaptive in their name
for nothing.
There are also a number of optional faceplates.
One second.
(Thomas groaning)
Tailor made to fit popular reefing gear
so that it fits like a glove and really nails down
that custom look.
Currently you can pick up a recessed faceplate
for pump controllers, faceplates
for the Neptune Systems Trident,
as well as the DOS and faceplates
GHL's ProfiLux controller and the GHL Doser
or KH Director.
All are available in both black and white,
just like the cabinets.
And they include the necessary shelves and hardware
to install them, and if you're thinking to yourself,
I would really love it if they made a faceplate
specifically for, insert your favorite
piece of reefing gear here, you're gonna be really happy
to hear that Adaptive Reef
is currently and will continue to make new faceplates
for upcoming reefing gear as well as currently popular
reefing gear, so you'll probably see it on the horizon.
Also, I know of a few that are in the works
that I think people are gonna be really excited about.
So keep your eyes peeled for those.
Of course, it's also compatible with some
of the optional accessories designed
for the controller boards as well,
like the various types of cutout plugs
so you can plug any unused cutouts or use the slotted plugs
for cutoffs that only have one or two cords that pass
through to keep it looking chic, stylish and well-kept.
You could also mount the shelf accessory to the front
of the cabinet if you wanted an external shelf
for something like a dosing pump
that's meant to sit on a flat surface
and wanted to make sure you still have easy access
to the onboard controls.
If Adaptive Reef's Controller Cabinet matches
your well-organized and super slick reefing mantra,
you can pick one up for yourself by clicking right here.
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