I’ve always ‘tried’ to keep a clean layout for my equipment and their electrical cords. This is not always the easiest thing to do because over time, you end up with a ton of electrical cords. Some important things to keep in mind is to make sure you have a drip loop for your cords, so water can’t run down the cord and into your electrical socket/ equipment. Also, keep the cords and outlet switches higher than the tank water, if at all possible. A little thing called gravity helps us here. Finally, organizing your cords will help you manage your equipment and hiding them offers a cleaner look to you tank. Here’s some before and after pictures.
The before picture. Not shown is the outlet strip for my frag tank and the power strip for the lights and pumps.
The after picture. I built a box to hide all my cords. All the power centers and my controller are now in one location. I still have too many cords, but things look much cleaner now.
