12 Volt Man's Aqueon 150 Gallon Startup Thread

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black silicone black gravel black background.... whats ur favorite color??? sick tank though!!!!!!! im def getting black sil on my 180!
 
drat. the 40 gallon project is probably going to be put on hold for a bit.

I was testing circuit breakers to find out which recepticals are on which cicuit etc. and my entire basement (hallway light, fishroom light, bathroom and all the aquarium recepticals are on one circuit).

I am fine with what I have now, but it would be pushing it to put another tank down there, esp. if I want decent lighting for it, which means wattage lol

with the two tanks now + basement lights, I am close to 1300w already. 685w alone are the from the 150. its the heaters that draw all the power, of course...

may have to see about getting an electrician to come by at some point in the future...
 
is the basement finished?
 
if the it wasnt finished I could of helped you out with the rough in electrical and then you would just need a licensed sparky to put the new breaker in. but I hate drywall :D

you are really only suppost to have 12 outputs or what ever you want to call it on 1 circuit. I have the same thing going on in my apartment, the whole kitchen (minus the stove) and half the living room including the aquarium and plasma TV on one circuit, so if I want to use a microwave or something in the kitchen I need to plug it into the stove.
 
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