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electrical box control

euno83

Seedling
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Palermo, Italy
Hello everyone
I intend to build a cabinet to manage the various pins and technology ...
Something with 4 socket with timer and light control, then 2 socket with a switch control
can someone help me figure out what to buy and how to mount it?
Thanks in advance :)
 
If you're confidient with you're electrical abilities you could mount standard wall sockets on the cabinet and wire them up by plug to a wall socket. You won't be able to use anything with a combined power of over 3kw but you would be very hard to push going above 500W on a standard tank.

Easiest thing would simple get an electical extension that can be mounted on screws along with a timer. Much less hassel.
 
This thread has what I use.
http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/anyone-used-byron-home-easy-remote-timeswitches.21210/

Picture of remote control here.
http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/diy-dual-peristaltic-dosing-pump-with-alternate-switching.22332/

Here are 6 timers (lights, CO2, power head, air pump, Ferts, liquid carbon) and 3 sockets (main filter, 2nd filter & heater) and air pump all neatly placed in the cupboard above the filter. Socket strip on left is individually switched so I can turn pumps & heaters off during water change.
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Some people are using these to control their tanks. 4 timed sockets 2 non timed.
https://energenie4u.co.uk/index.php/catalogue/product/ENER011
 
As previously mentioned, mounting sockets can work quite well. Here's an example of what I have. One of the double sockets is controlled by an STC1000.
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