Power cord/plug management ideas

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I am looking to power cord and plug management ideas. I have a 90g reef with a sump. I am looking to see how others reefers deal with the power cords for their setups. I am looking for all the power to be in the stand. Please share some pics and ideas on how you deal with the power.

I have the following plug requirements that are a mess.
2 x lights
1 x refugium light
1 x heater
1 x return pump
2 x vortechs
1 x skimmer

short of using zip ties or Velcro and have ti take it apart for any maintenance how do you handle this and keep it neat.
 

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I am looking to power cord and plug management ideas. I have a 90g reef with a sump. I am looking to see how others reefers deal with the power cords for their setups. I am looking for all the power to be in the stand. Please share some pics and ideas on how you deal with the power.

I have the following plug requirements that are a mess.
2 x lights
1 x refugium light
1 x heater
1 x return pump
2 x vortechs
1 x skimmer

short of using zip ties or Velcro and have ti take it apart for any maintenance how do you handle this and keep it neat.
Automotive wire harness
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I am looking to power cord and plug management ideas. I have a 90g reef with a sump. I am looking to see how others reefers deal with the power cords for their setups. I am looking for all the power to be in the stand. Please share some pics and ideas on how you deal with the power.

I have the following plug requirements that are a mess.
2 x lights
1 x refugium light
1 x heater
1 x return pump
2 x vortechs
1 x skimmer

short of using zip ties or Velcro and have ti take it apart for any maintenance how do you handle this and keep it neat.
You can buy colored sheathing to house the wires in. The ones I used were intended for automotive and dressing up an engine bay.
 

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I am looking to power cord and plug management ideas. I have a 90g reef with a sump. I am looking to see how others reefers deal with the power cords for their setups. I am looking for all the power to be in the stand. Please share some pics and ideas on how you deal with the power.

I have the following plug requirements that are a mess.
2 x lights
1 x refugium light
1 x heater
1 x return pump
2 x vortechs
1 x skimmer

short of using zip ties or Velcro and have ti take it apart for any maintenance how do you handle this and keep it neat.
I have 3 power strips mounted inside stand to stand walls to meet my power requirements. We use zip ties left open in big circles as cable guides. I also LOVE this power strip that has individual on/off for most of the plug locations.
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This year I tried to order another as a gift for R2R Secret Santa person, and I couldn't find it! I had to back thru my orders from years ago, there it was, STILL AVAILABLE yet not coming up in searches.

Another tip is there is just a single toggle I need to turn off for feeding mode. I leave cabinet door open to remind me to go back after they've eaten and turn the power back on to sump return pumps.

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I like the cable sheathing/split sleeve conduit ideas but then when you have to pull a piece of equipment out?
For now just using wrap around Velcro "ties" but mine's pretty messy.
 
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