My new power center with individual on/off switches

[Crabs McJones]

It just came in today! I bought a surge protector power center that has an on off switch for each individual outlet. It can be mounted in the cabinet or sit along the side. I'm excited to get it home and hooked up. Now I can turn off individual components instead of unplugging the whole power strip from the wall when doing my water changes

 

[Rufus’ goofs]

That's pretty darn snazzy!

Got to let us know how it works out for you!

 

[Crabs McJones]

That's pretty darn snazzy!

Got to let us know how it works out for you!

Will do!!

 

[Rufus’ goofs]

Will do!!

10 outlets? Are they spaced very well?

 

[William Norman]

Looks cool. Can you post a pic of the back ?

 

[Crabs McJones]

10 outlets? Are they spaced very well?

Yes, its actually alot bigger than it looks. I'll post a picture in a bit.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Here is a picture of the back.

 

[zoanutty]

Can u provide a link where to buy it or a brand?

 

[Reef_Tank_Fan_SC]

Yeah, I definitely want to see a link for this guy. It looks promising

 

[tdileo]

Wow very fancy, even measures voltage! What is it called?

 

[Greybeard]

Looks great! Ideal, if someone is wanting a free standing solution for power distribution.

There are a good number of reefers, myself included, that have used DJ style rack mount switchable power supplies with good results.

https://www.amazon.com/American-Pc-...343&sr=8-2&keywords=dj+rack+mount+power+strip

Being able to turn on/off individual components for maintenance is great.

I wish my Reefkeeper PB4's had a physical 'off' switch at each outlet. Yeah, you can thumb through the menus and turn an outlet off, but I generally just unplug the item in question. Say, killing this skimmer to clean the collection cup... you do it all the time, nice to be able to do so without plugging/unplugging components. Especially in a restricted space, like most under tank sump areas are.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Here is a link to the unit.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Play-...ower-9250-Joule-Surge-Protector-/231508954128

 

[Ranjib]

Pretty neat. A controllable power outlet is perhaps the most important gadget to me, since I need it during every water change.

 

[zoanutty]

Cool. Bought the last one!

 

[Crabs McJones]

Cool. Bought the last one!

There are multiple sellers of this item, for anyone looking for one it's called
Power Play PP-52819HTC

 

[Crabs McJones]

Pretty neat. A controllable power outlet is perhaps the most important gadget to me, since I need it during every water change.

Especially if you don't have the funds or don't want an expensive controller such as the Apex.

 

[Ranjib]

Especially if you don't have the funds or don't want an expensive controller such as the Apex.

I don't know how much is the price of this one, a DIY version would cost around 100$ USD, with GFCI + Fuse for 8 outlets at least. But definitely worth it. It just so much time consuming to switch plug/unplug things during water changes, and it is also the time when our hands might be wet :-(
good investment

 

[Ranjib]

I don't know how much is the price of this one, a DIY version would cost around 100$ USD, with GFCI + Fuse for 8 outlets at least. But definitely worth it. It just so much time consuming to switch plug/unplug things during water changes, and it is also the time when our hands might be wet :-(
good investment

I just noticed the ebay link. This is a sweet deal

 

[Crabs McJones]

Here it is all plugged in and running. I checked each switch and everything works great! Still need to mount it, not sure how I'm going to do that yet.

 

[revhtree]

Very nice!