How do you guys plug everything in?

[reefchaser]

I have two surge protectors and there both full. I need more outlets. I don't want to run to much on one outlet. Please help and pictures would be nice. Thanks

 

[Alarm777]

if you are handy with electrical, you can run your a separate breaker to the tank that will help lighten the load on the house wiring, if not if you know somebody that could help you. I was thinking about running a separate one myself just because of the age of my house

 

[Small triggers]

Personally I use a DJ switch...which has 8 outlets... I have my LEDs on a 2-1 plug so my lights can be one timers...
But how many items do you have and how many watts or amps are you at?

 

[mfinn]

Too keep from popping the breaker every time my wife turned on the vacuum cleaner or another appliance I hired a electrician to run 2 dedicated circuits for my tank.
Most every thing was through a unfinished garage and I cut the holes for the 4 outlet boxes.
Best $150 I ever spent.

 

[redfishbluefish]

I don't have fancy controllable lights, so my lights first come into a DIY eight plug outlet. Again, this is just for my lights.

Everything plugs into two DC 8's (for two ReefKeeper II's) and a power strip.

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[Spsnut]

Dj strips are maybe the most common. When we built I put in one circuit for the tank, for my new tank build I added another and wired the cabinet. I lost much of tank once to a tripped gfci while away. After that I would plug into an extension cord in to part of the tank when I was leaving for more than a day. If you look I have a recepticle before the gfci; this is so should a surge trip the ground faults the tank will remain alive; it's a risk I'm willing to take.

Sump side

Cabinet side

 

[CoralReeforrest]

Make sure to run either an in wall or inline ground fault circuit insulator. This will save you or your tank if something decides to short out or hits the water such as if your lights for some reason fell or came into contact with your tank water.

 

[Mike in CT]

I use gfci boxes normally, but when I am going away overnight or more,I at least plug my return pump and heater into a non gfci outlet because I have had gfci outlets get thrown off with small glitches in the power supply, and they won't come back till you reset them. Just something to think about . Just make sure you plug them back into a protected outlet before you put your hands back in the water!

 

[RacinRevo0818]

2 dedicated outlets, 1 has return pump and other has my power heads plugged in. So if a gfi pops tank still has circulation. So I would recommend 2 just to be safe. If you run a dedicated line you will have more then enough power to run anything.