how are you mounting the vortech box

ssirishpride · 02/26/2009, 07:54 PM

the controller and driver are too big to fit through the holes in the stand. time to get out the drill?

RokleM · 02/27/2009, 08:42 AM

Without knowing your stand... I'd say... maybe, yes, or no.

For what it's worth, I believe you can remove the plug from the controller to the pump, which would likely allow you to get it through whatever small hole you have (that's how you upgrade from a MP20-40). Hit the Vortech forum here for details.

ssirishpride · 02/27/2009, 09:19 AM

Now that's what I am talkin' about.

VDub90 · 02/27/2009, 11:10 AM

I was really frustrated with this. They don't mention anything in the instructions about it. All you do is open the box, and the wire is connected to a plug type connector. Pull the connector out, route the wire through the stand and put it all back together.

mikeatjac · 02/27/2009, 11:13 AM

I use doubled sided 3M tape. The kind you use to hang hooks. That way I can just pull down on the tape and remove the controller with no lasting effects.

http://www3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/...er/output_html

xenon · 02/27/2009, 11:27 AM

Take the box apart and disconnect the wire.. then you can pass the wire inside your stand and put it back together.

asmujica · 02/27/2009, 11:43 AM

I took the box apart and unplugged the wire also. Then I attached it to the stand using heavy duty velcro.

02/26/2009, 07:54 PM	#1
ssirishpride Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 180	how are you mounting the vortech box the controller and driver are too big to fit through the holes in the stand. time to get out the drill? __________________ Aquapod 24 (false wall removed) 250 watt SunPod 20" Reef Octopus BH-1000 Vortech MP20 40 Lbs. Marshall and Bali Alor

02/27/2009, 08:42 AM	#2
RokleM Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,687	Without knowing your stand... I'd say... maybe, yes, or no. For what it's worth, I believe you can remove the plug from the controller to the pump, which would likely allow you to get it through whatever small hole you have (that's how you upgrade from a MP20-40). Hit the Vortech forum here for details. __________________ -Eric-

02/27/2009, 09:19 AM	#3
ssirishpride Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 180	Now that's what I am talkin' about. __________________ Aquapod 24 (false wall removed) 250 watt SunPod 20" Reef Octopus BH-1000 Vortech MP20 40 Lbs. Marshall and Bali Alor

02/27/2009, 11:13 AM	#5
mikeatjac Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 2,433	I use doubled sided 3M tape. The kind you use to hang hooks. That way I can just pull down on the tape and remove the controller with no lasting effects. http://www3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/...er/output_html __________________ Red Sea Reefer 525 - BK 160- G5 Blue - GHL

02/27/2009, 11:43 AM	#7
asmujica Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Monterrey, México Posts: 5,580	I took the box apart and unplugged the wire also. Then I attached it to the stand using heavy duty velcro. __________________ Where has the tank gone?

02/27/2009, 11:10 AM	#4
VDub90 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nanaimo, BC Posts: 98	I was really frustrated with this. They don't mention anything in the instructions about it. All you do is open the box, and the wire is connected to a plug type connector. Pull the connector out, route the wire through the stand and put it all back together.

02/27/2009, 11:27 AM	#6
xenon Owner of Canada Corals Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Canada Posts: 3,148	Take the box apart and disconnect the wire.. then you can pass the wire inside your stand and put it back together.