06-07-2013, 02:11 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Calgary SE
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Originally Posted by Myka
What do you have in the works for electrical? I would suggest you dedicate at least two different breakers so that if one pops the tank will still remain half-running. I run all my lights on one breaker (so if they have trouble they only kick out half the system) and my pumps are split between two different breakers. I have (2) 20-amp breakers...one is GFCI protected, the other has GFCI receptacles.
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The first post of the thread goes through his electrical setup
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Originally Posted by b09u5
Seeing all of the glass in the house, I was motivated to get moving on the electrical and ventilation for the room. I wanted each section: display tank; sump; and frag tank, to be on separate circuits and for everything to be run on GFI outlets. This way, if I have a catastrophic failure of any device, none of the others should be affected. To do this, I needed to either get a new electrical panel, as mine is did not have the room to accommodate additional breakers, or set up a sub-panel near the aquarium room and run the separate services from there.
As I am planning for a hot tub and air conditioning unit in upcoming years (may need the AC sooner due to the heat from the aquariums), I chose to run a 3 conductor/2 gauge wire from the existing panel to the fish room for a sub-panel. This was more of a pain in the ass than anticipated, but 3 hours later, it was done.
IMG_2685 by gschaus, on Flickr
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From there, I had an electrician run the wiring for the three separate 15Amp services and had him run some extra wire for the ventilation of the room.
IMG_2720 by gschaus, on Flickr
IMG_2718 by gschaus, on Flickr
IMG_2722 by gschaus, on Flickr
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