Okay, I hope this does sound like a stupid question ( seems like I have been full of them lately). I was sitting at work today, figuring up all the equipment I had to get power to and another guy from maintance came up and seen it. He told me I would probably have to run power from another room. THAT REALLY GOT ME TO THINKING. The tank is in the living room with all the normal stuff (tv, lights, computer, ect.). Have 20 amp breaker. I know not all of the equipment will be running at the same time. Will have 2-175w MH,2-80w T5,moon lights, cooling fans,4-mazi jet powerheads(wavemaker/GFO reactor),skimmer,fuge light,heater,ato,return pump. The best I can figure if everything was running at the same time, it would be somewhere around 9.8amps. Am I in trouble here? all the outlets close to the tank are on the same breaker. Please somebody let me know if I'm fighting a loosing battle or just panicing "LOL"  Hopefully just panicing. I'm getting too close for this to put a stop to it.
dont worry its ok you just want to watch that you plug any major appliances into it vacuums steam cleaners or air conditioners will be a no no on that breaker.
THat is full load amps it only pulls that at startup or under a hard load like pumps and power heads I am running 2 dart pumps 2 powerheads 8 t5's skimmer and 2 250 HQI and have no problem. My reefkeeper tels me what is beeing pulled on each PC4 I added them up and when everything is on I am only pulling 5.3 amps.
I had my tank in my living room at one time with the tv, amp, blu-ray etc all on one breaker. I had sump pump, powerheads, skimmer, 2 MH and T5s and heaters etc. and I never had any problems and it was on a 15amp breaker
Thanks for the input.... I was starting worry about this. Now, i'm back to the excitment part. can't wait to get this tank up and going. ready to start the next level.....
