Painfull obvious help...just need a second eye

[PeeJ]

Am I missing something here? 215 gallon setup with 50ish gallon sump...

tank
skimmer
heaters 300
single ballast
dual ballast 750
sockets
reflectors
sump
bulbs
VHO retrofit 220
vho bulbs


ro/di

skimmer pump 140

return pumps 200


chiller

turbelle 11
turbelle 11
turbelle 11

total watts 1632


I think this is everything...just trying to see if my apartment is going to have enough juice for all of this.

 

[trido]

It is testing the limits. I have had a total of 27 outlets plugged into one wall outlet for about four months in my apartment. A 30 gallon and two computers on one 15 amp circuit. My situation is extremely temporary. I wouldnt recomend that long term. You can go online,get the formulas and do the math and figure out your total amperage. That is going to be your biggest factor. Its hard to tell just from the list you have here.
Did you know that most apartments have a part in the contract stating no aquariums larger than 20 gallons? Not to be the bad guy. Im over too.

 

[PeeJ]

Interesting....I need to look into that clause. I don't see why they would allow water beds, but not a large fish tank.

 

[Anonymous]

Remember some of those wattage numbers are of ideal working parameters, if you get into a situation where a few of the more beefy electronics turn on all at once (ballasts for instance) you can very easily get a spike that can trip your breaker if you're already running near capacity.

 

[PeeJ]

That's true. I think I can divide the tank over 2 20 amp and a 15 amp circuit so i should be good.