Juwel SBX Cabinet, Rio & Others - Push-to-open fix

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Factory push-to-open latch mounts on these aquariums are absolute garbage, two of mine broke within a week and the remaining one launched the stopper into the back of the cabinet whenever it was used. Really not impressive for a £450 tank. I designed these for a Juwel Rio 180 but they should fit other Juwel SBX cabinets. To use, screw the mounting plate onto the cabinet (original screws should work fine), slide the push-to-open latch onto the plate, then gently flex the 'Plate Edge' strip into the two gaps at each end of the plate (easiest way to do this is to slot one end of the strip into one hole, then use this to help bend the strip in the middle, and insert the other end into the other hole - the strip should snap into place). This stops the latch from falling out of the mounting plate. There's a mirrored version as for some cabinets it may be difficult to get the stopper in place once the mounting plate is screwed down. Note that the hole spacing might be slightly off for the rear hole pairs, as my cabinet only uses the front holes so I haven't got anything to test it with. If you have any issues getting it to work, try re-fitting the plate to the cabinet flipped round (ie 180 degrees from where you were to begin with).