gfi outlet

[jerl77]

next week going to start tank up.just whated to know i have one 15 amp wire with its own breaker in the tank do you think this is going to be ok to run a 125 gallon reef tank thanks for any help.

 

[Deanos]

Your question can't be answered without knowing what you plan on plugging into the circuit (heaters, chillers, lights, powerheads, etc)

 

[masterswimmer]

What equipment do you plan on running? There's no blanket answer to your question without some detail.

FYI, not everyone runs a chiller or calcium reactor. Pumps vary in their electrical usage. What size heater? MH, PC or T5 lights? What wattages?

swimmer

 

[jerl77]

2 300 mwatt heaters
2 1400 gph pumps
1 reef keeper
8 t5 bulbs
2 sea swirls
1 36 watt fuge light
1 9 watt uv light
this is all on 15 amp breaker the chiller has it own breaker

 

[Sean]

If you want to 100% sure look at the equipment and let us know the wattage of all of them (lights, pumps ect.). But, it looks like you're o.k. just be careful if you upgrade your lights.

 

[BHDMC]

What I did is go thru all my equipment and added up the amps on each equipments. This way I could determine how many lines I need at what circuit breaker amps. I current run two 20 amps lines for my equipments. The ampere in located on each equipment or in their manual. I currently runs two dedicated 20 amp lines for all my equipment, not going over 20 amps for each line. The outlets are also GFIC outlets.

 

[FRY]

what every size breaker you have ,the safe zone is to only use 80 percent of the circuit breaker