I made my wires and hoses vanish!
I knew I wanted some sort of disguise for the wires and hoses that go down the outside back of the tank. I had an idea of using some sort of electrical conduit or piping, something rigid to keep the line straight with the edge of the tank, but not so rigid that I couldn’t cut it easily. I thought something square would be perfect, but would have gone with round if that’s all I could find. I went to Home Depot and searched the aisles.
What I found was a sort of channel that people use in installing ceiling tiles. It was 8 ft long, very light white plastic, yet rigid. The piece is ¾ of a square tube, if you know what I mean. I zip-tied 2 together, facing one another, to create a square “pipe” which contains my tubes and wires. It lays flat and fairly inconspicuously on the back vertical seams of the tank.
The white material vanishes into the almost white wall behind. Just look! I feel like a magician. Presto! Virtually invisible!
If you need to get in there to adjust of change something, just cut the zip tie and put on a new one when you are through….
I knew I wanted some sort of disguise for the wires and hoses that go down the outside back of the tank. I had an idea of using some sort of electrical conduit or piping, something rigid to keep the line straight with the edge of the tank, but not so rigid that I couldn’t cut it easily. I thought something square would be perfect, but would have gone with round if that’s all I could find. I went to Home Depot and searched the aisles.
What I found was a sort of channel that people use in installing ceiling tiles. It was 8 ft long, very light white plastic, yet rigid. The piece is ¾ of a square tube, if you know what I mean. I zip-tied 2 together, facing one another, to create a square “pipe” which contains my tubes and wires. It lays flat and fairly inconspicuously on the back vertical seams of the tank.
The white material vanishes into the almost white wall behind. Just look! I feel like a magician. Presto! Virtually invisible!
If you need to get in there to adjust of change something, just cut the zip tie and put on a new one when you are through….