How many electrical cords do you have?

cincyjim · 10/28/2011, 06:09 PM

Seems a little slow tonight so I thought I would try to liven it up some. I know I don't have anything near the numbers of some of you guys but I'm running out of outlets for the ones I do have

. I have a 75g DT and I'm using 10 electrical cords for it with plans to add two more.

1 light
4 power heads
1 sump return pump
1 skimmer
1 phosban reactor pump
1 uv light
1 uv pump

bundybear1981 · 10/28/2011, 06:39 PM

Hey

I also have a 75g DT and I'm on 10 cords too (9 on a safety breaker power board)

2 lights (one DT and one sump)
2 powerheads
1 sump return pump
1 skimmer
1 uv light
1 uv pump
1 heater
1 chiller

Raggamuffin · 10/28/2011, 07:20 PM

1 fuge light
2 MH
1 LED
1 return
1 fuge pump
1 skimmer
2 heaters
1 carbon reactor
1 water change pump

11 for me

cincyjim · 10/28/2011, 07:21 PM

Mine is 3 months old. Nothing real exciting going on in there as of yet. I forgot about my heater so that gives me 11.

rayn · 10/28/2011, 09:47 PM

15 on my 120. I dangers the power buzzing by

maymania6 · 10/28/2011, 09:54 PM

4 Powerheads
3 metal halide ballasts
1 PC light
1 moonlights
1 skimmer pump
2 fuge lights
1 uv sterilizer
1 uv pump
1 return pump
1 heater
1 sump led

So, 17 going on my 180 gallon. .

scolley · 10/28/2011, 10:24 PM

What a hillarious question!

I've got 24 power cords for my 29g DT. But 4 of those are cords off of power strips, so I guess those don't count. So in the spirit of the OP, my count is 20.

By my simple math that's 0.69 per DT gallon. I assume that's pretty much pushing the automation/gallon limit.

mike5051 · 10/28/2011, 10:30 PM

fuge light
fuge pump
vho actinic
led actinic
moonlights
return pump
2 power heads
gfo reactor pump
ato pump
skimmer pump
2 heaters
2 MH

15 for me.

Six line · 10/28/2011, 10:34 PM

Let's see...in my 24 cube:

2 powerheads
1 return pump
1 'exit pump
1 heater
6 LED strips (2 cords)
1PC ballast
1 moonlight

So nine.

aandfsoccr04 · 10/28/2011, 10:37 PM

2 MH
2 T5
1 LED
1 FUGE light
1 skimmer pump
1 MJ pump
1 Return pump
1 Zeovit reactor
1 GFO reactor
1 Carbon reactor
5 Powerheads
1 ATO
1 Heater

= 19 cords and no GFCI!

WI reefer55 · 10/28/2011, 11:20 PM

1 MH
2 Led
1 t-8
2 Powerhead
1 Return
1 Fuge
1 Heater
1 GFO Reactor
1 Skimmer

11 total

wood0691 · 10/29/2011, 05:24 AM

3 powerheads
1 sump pump
2 heaters
2 DT lights (for now)
1 sump light
1 skimmer

10 for me right now on a 75G, will be a couple more after adding the LED build.

6 total on a 14 biocube. it will be taken down soon.

Ron Reefman · 10/29/2011, 07:58 AM

1 powerhead
2 CL pump & OM4
1 sump pump
1 denitrator pump
1 reatcor pump
1 skimmer pump
7 MH (5 DT, 1 nen tank, 1 frag tank and all are tied together)
3 PC light (2 nem tank, 1 refugium)
2 led lights (nem tank & fuge)
1 sump overhead light
20 as of now
comming soon:
1 led stunner strips (3 tied into 1)
1 led moonlight strip for DT

shifty51008 · 10/29/2011, 08:25 AM

3 for lights
1 temp controller
1 ato
1 pH monitor
1 return pump
1 skimmer
2 power heads

10 total

Fury165 · 10/29/2011, 09:03 AM

I'll play!

2 AI SOL modules
2 MP10Wes
1 MP40WES
2 heaters
1 Skimmer
1 Return pump
1 reactor pump
1 Vortech battery backup
1 fuge light
1 doser controller
1 Tunze Osmolator
1 fuge fan controller
1 sump light
1 sump camera

17 (and climbing)

Agu · 10/29/2011, 09:10 AM

5.5 gallon...

1 Light
1 Powerhead

10 over 10 ...

3 Lights
1 Powerhead
1 Aquaclear

30 gallon
3 lights
3 powerheads

Total power consumption, less than 250 Watts.

rcmania · 10/29/2011, 09:10 AM

ok, I dont have all the toys yet, just the basics so im about 8

1 T5
1 Led Moonlight
1 Skimmer Pump
1 UV sterilizer
1 Heater
1 Powerhead
1 Return Pump
1 Sump Light

TOM BLEVINS · 10/29/2011, 09:32 AM

4- powerheads
2-more powerheads (sumps)
1-return pump
4-MH
4-T-5
3-heaters
1-skimmer
1-calcium reactor
1-uv
1-uv pump
1-chiller

23 total I have a letter stating I am in the top 10% of
power useage in my town! YES

scolley · 10/29/2011, 09:56 AM

Sorry, last night I posted from a mobile device, so typing a list was a little tough. Plus I miscounted. So here is corrected, full list for my little nano:

1 LED Royal Blue bank power source
1 LED mixed color bank power source
1 ATO LED bank
1 sump light
1 return pump
1 skimmer pump
1 drain pump
1 saltwater mixing pump
1 circulation pump
1 ATO controller/pump
2 sump heaters
1 saltwater reservoir heater
1 sump cooling fan
1 LED cooling fan
3 dosing pumps
1 controller
2 circulation pump backup batteries
1 wifi antennae

I'm not going to count cords on powerstrips, so...

22 total power cords. On a 29g DT that's 1.3 gallons per cord.

AquaReeferMan · 10/29/2011, 09:58 AM

65g AIO
2 return pumps
2 mp40w es
1 6 lamp T5
1 pump for skimmer
1 pump for reactor
1 pump for chiller
1 Chiller
1 power supply for stunner strips
1 heater
1 pH monitor

So 12 total.

bnumair · 10/29/2011, 10:08 AM

safest thing i can tell u if as long as not all of them are pulling load off 1 single line and you are not exceeding the limit of the breaker and line u should be fine. most commonly a breaker might be between 15A to 30A. list u gave could easily be on one breaker/line.
i have a little gadget i got at homedepot that tell me how much load in watts and and amps i am pulling. i run all my equipment i mentioned in my signature on 3 breakers of 30A a piece and 3 lines with multiple power cords. but i am only pulling a total of 3200W less than 30A. so 10A per line.

s_kelley · 10/29/2011, 10:48 AM

Too many! LOL

agreeive?fish · 10/29/2011, 01:15 PM

6 tanks (1 reef, 3 fowlr 2 fresh) = to many to count

Todd_Sails · 10/29/2011, 01:34 PM

I run all mine off of one, GFCI adapter out of one outlet!, the bottom side of it is wall switched for lights and such. I tried to eliminate the wall switch part, but I'm no electrician and wasn't successful.

These are run off of power strips, 3 of them, each plugged into the other, the third to the wall GFCI. I have my return and PS on one so the I can easy turn off and on the return pump without having to pull a plug for feeding frozen food, Water changes, etc.

1 Return pump
1 PS pump
4 power heads
1 heater
1 cannister filter, empty 'cept for carbon, to run my UV filter
1 UV filter
2 Actinic 96W PC's
2 10K dayklight 96W PC's
1 aqualifter (redundancy for my overflow, kinds stopped working anyways)
1 light for my under my stand (only on when I'm in there)
1 light for my Chaeto basket

At least 16, some I don't count as cords, like the timers (3).

jong11 · 10/29/2011, 08:08 PM

2 powerheads
1 heater
1 led

= 4

10/28/2011, 06:09 PM	#1
cincyjim Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,147	How many electrical cords do you have? Seems a little slow tonight so I thought I would try to liven it up some. I know I don't have anything near the numbers of some of you guys but I'm running out of outlets for the ones I do have . I have a 75g DT and I'm using 10 electrical cords for it with plans to add two more. 1 light 4 power heads 1 sump return pump 1 skimmer 1 phosban reactor pump 1 uv light 1 uv pump

10/28/2011, 06:39 PM	#2
bundybear1981 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Posts: 685 Blog Entries: 1	Hey I also have a 75g DT and I'm on 10 cords too (9 on a safety breaker power board) 2 lights (one DT and one sump) 2 powerheads 1 sump return pump 1 skimmer 1 uv light 1 uv pump 1 heater 1 chiller __________________ Tank inhabitants : 2x Clownfish, 1x Blue Koran, 1x Foxface Lo, 1xCoral Beauty, 1x Blue Tang, 1x Sailfin Tang Current Tank Info: New Build : 250g (6x3x2) with 2x RW15 pumps, 2x 2200lph return pumps, Tunze ATO, Jebao Dosing Pump, AquaOne G220 Skimmer

10/28/2011, 09:47 PM	#5
rayn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pekin, Il Posts: 2,864	15 on my 120. I dangers the power buzzing by __________________ Currently changing, stay tuned for new details...

10/28/2011, 10:24 PM	#7
scolley ARKSC Founding Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 2,823	What a hillarious question! I've got 24 power cords for my 29g DT. But 4 of those are cords off of power strips, so I guess those don't count. So in the spirit of the OP, my count is 20. By my simple math that's 0.69 per DT gallon. I assume that's pretty much pushing the automation/gallon limit. __________________ - Steve Longing for "fact based" reef keeping - with hearsay, non sequiturs, dogma and other types of bad “information” removed from our discussions.

10/28/2011, 10:30 PM	#8
mike5051 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Orleans Posts: 162	fuge light fuge pump vho actinic led actinic moonlights return pump 2 power heads gfo reactor pump ato pump skimmer pump 2 heaters 2 MH 15 for me. __________________ 75g Oceanic RR, 40 breeder sump/fuge. 130lbs LS, 50lbs base rock, 50lbs LR. Reef Octopus NWB 150 Skimmer, Mag 9.5 Return, 2 Koralia Evo 750s, 2 250w MH.

10/28/2011, 07:20 PM	#3
Raggamuffin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brandon SD. Posts: 541	1 fuge light 2 MH 1 LED 1 return 1 fuge pump 1 skimmer 2 heaters 1 carbon reactor 1 water change pump 11 for me

10/28/2011, 07:21 PM	#4
cincyjim Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,147	Mine is 3 months old. Nothing real exciting going on in there as of yet. I forgot about my heater so that gives me 11.

10/28/2011, 09:54 PM	#6
maymania6 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 111	4 Powerheads 3 metal halide ballasts 1 PC light 1 moonlights 1 skimmer pump 2 fuge lights 1 uv sterilizer 1 uv pump 1 return pump 1 heater 1 sump led So, 17 going on my 180 gallon. .

10/28/2011, 10:34 PM	#9
Six line Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 60	Let's see...in my 24 cube: 2 powerheads 1 return pump 1 'exit pump 1 heater 6 LED strips (2 cords) 1PC ballast 1 moonlight So nine.

10/28/2011, 10:37 PM	#10
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	2 MH 2 T5 1 LED 1 FUGE light 1 skimmer pump 1 MJ pump 1 Return pump 1 Zeovit reactor 1 GFO reactor 1 Carbon reactor 5 Powerheads 1 ATO 1 Heater = 19 cords and no GFCI! __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

10/28/2011, 11:20 PM	#11
WI reefer55 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 294	1 MH 2 Led 1 t-8 2 Powerhead 1 Return 1 Fuge 1 Heater 1 GFO Reactor 1 Skimmer 11 total

10/29/2011, 05:24 AM	#12
wood0691 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Birmingham Alabama Posts: 329	3 powerheads 1 sump pump 2 heaters 2 DT lights (for now) 1 sump light 1 skimmer 10 for me right now on a 75G, will be a couple more after adding the LED build. 6 total on a 14 biocube. it will be taken down soon.

10/29/2011, 07:58 AM	#13
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	1 powerhead 2 CL pump & OM4 1 sump pump 1 denitrator pump 1 reatcor pump 1 skimmer pump 7 MH (5 DT, 1 nen tank, 1 frag tank and all are tied together) 3 PC light (2 nem tank, 1 refugium) 2 led lights (nem tank & fuge) 1 sump overhead light 20 as of now comming soon: 1 led stunner strips (3 tied into 1) 1 led moonlight strip for DT __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

10/29/2011, 08:25 AM	#14
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	3 for lights 1 temp controller 1 ato 1 pH monitor 1 return pump 1 skimmer 2 power heads 10 total __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

10/29/2011, 09:03 AM	#15
Fury165 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 160	I'll play! 2 AI SOL modules 2 MP10Wes 1 MP40WES 2 heaters 1 Skimmer 1 Return pump 1 reactor pump 1 Vortech battery backup 1 fuge light 1 doser controller 1 Tunze Osmolator 1 fuge fan controller 1 sump light 1 sump camera 17 (and climbing)

10/29/2011, 09:10 AM	#16
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	5.5 gallon... 1 Light 1 Powerhead 10 over 10 ... 3 Lights 1 Powerhead 1 Aquaclear 30 gallon 3 lights 3 powerheads Total power consumption, less than 250 Watts. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

10/29/2011, 09:10 AM	#17
rcmania Im So Confused! Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 439	ok, I dont have all the toys yet, just the basics so im about 8 1 T5 1 Led Moonlight 1 Skimmer Pump 1 UV sterilizer 1 Heater 1 Powerhead 1 Return Pump 1 Sump Light __________________ Roll Tide! Current Tank Info: 220G Tall DSB SPS DT/3 Sol Blue/ 75 Gallon Sump in basement with Reeflo return/ 2 Mp40W/ Profilux Controller. 65G QT

10/29/2011, 09:32 AM	#18
TOM BLEVINS Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Elk Grove,Ca Posts: 1,291	4- powerheads 2-more powerheads (sumps) 1-return pump 4-MH 4-T-5 3-heaters 1-skimmer 1-calcium reactor 1-uv 1-uv pump 1-chiller 23 total I have a letter stating I am in the top 10% of power useage in my town! YES __________________ New Tank: Red Sea 750XXL,(4) 32" reefbreeder photons,Vertex Alpha 250 SKIMMER, GEO CR612X2 Calcium Reactor, (6) Coralbox QP-16,

10/29/2011, 09:56 AM	#19
scolley ARKSC Founding Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 2,823	Sorry, last night I posted from a mobile device, so typing a list was a little tough. Plus I miscounted. So here is corrected, full list for my little nano: 1 LED Royal Blue bank power source 1 LED mixed color bank power source 1 ATO LED bank 1 sump light 1 return pump 1 skimmer pump 1 drain pump 1 saltwater mixing pump 1 circulation pump 1 ATO controller/pump 2 sump heaters 1 saltwater reservoir heater 1 sump cooling fan 1 LED cooling fan 3 dosing pumps 1 controller 2 circulation pump backup batteries 1 wifi antennae I'm not going to count cords on powerstrips, so... 22 total power cords. On a 29g DT that's 1.3 gallons per cord. __________________ - Steve Longing for "fact based" reef keeping - with hearsay, non sequiturs, dogma and other types of bad “information” removed from our discussions. Last edited by scolley; 10/29/2011 at 10:02 AM.

10/29/2011, 09:58 AM	#20
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	65g AIO 2 return pumps 2 mp40w es 1 6 lamp T5 1 pump for skimmer 1 pump for reactor 1 pump for chiller 1 Chiller 1 power supply for stunner strips 1 heater 1 pH monitor So 12 total. __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together

10/29/2011, 10:08 AM	#21
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	safest thing i can tell u if as long as not all of them are pulling load off 1 single line and you are not exceeding the limit of the breaker and line u should be fine. most commonly a breaker might be between 15A to 30A. list u gave could easily be on one breaker/line. i have a little gadget i got at homedepot that tell me how much load in watts and and amps i am pulling. i run all my equipment i mentioned in my signature on 3 breakers of 30A a piece and 3 lines with multiple power cords. but i am only pulling a total of 3200W less than 30A. so 10A per line. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

10/29/2011, 10:48 AM	#22
s_kelley Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: east taunton, ma Posts: 288	Too many! LOL

10/29/2011, 01:15 PM	#23
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	6 tanks (1 reef, 3 fowlr 2 fresh) = to many to count

10/29/2011, 01:34 PM	#24
Todd_Sails Moved On Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: A Texan in Franklin WI. Posts: 443	I run all mine off of one, GFCI adapter out of one outlet!, the bottom side of it is wall switched for lights and such. I tried to eliminate the wall switch part, but I'm no electrician and wasn't successful. These are run off of power strips, 3 of them, each plugged into the other, the third to the wall GFCI. I have my return and PS on one so the I can easy turn off and on the return pump without having to pull a plug for feeding frozen food, Water changes, etc. 1 Return pump 1 PS pump 4 power heads 1 heater 1 cannister filter, empty 'cept for carbon, to run my UV filter 1 UV filter 2 Actinic 96W PC's 2 10K dayklight 96W PC's 1 aqualifter (redundancy for my overflow, kinds stopped working anyways) 1 light for my under my stand (only on when I'm in there) 1 light for my Chaeto basket At least 16, some I don't count as cords, like the timers (3).

10/29/2011, 08:08 PM	#25
jong11 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Maine Posts: 396	2 powerheads 1 heater 1 led = 4 __________________ 10 gallon nano - par 38 led bulb, 2 hk nano 240gph, 75w jager heater, aquaclear 70 (w/ ac 20 impeller), rkl controller Current Tank Info: 10 gal nano, 40 gal breeder (in progress)

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