Show me your outlet setup please :)

AEALOVESHERGIRLS · 01/07/2007, 11:50 AM

I'm in the planning stages of a new tank. Where I want to place the tank there are no outlets, so I will hire an electrician to come over and install outlets, could you please show me what your electrical looks like under or behind your tank? I want to be able to have timers and such. I'm planning on a 6x2x2 or 6x2x30" tank. Show/tell me what to get.

P.S. no such thing as overkill with outlets, please don't be shy. I'd rather have too many plugs, than not enough!!!

Amanda(glad to be back!)

Shagsbeard · 01/07/2007, 11:53 AM

Saw an amazing set up a couple days back... had about 20 plugs, each with a switch next to it for on-off. All labelled... made me drool. I'm too embarassed to post mine. It's just a regular plug with two powerstrips coming out. Not the way to go if you have an electrician do it. I'll go looking for the thread I saw... be back soon.

Edit: Couldn't find it... hope someone shows up with it. It was pretty impressive.

kau_cinta_ku · 01/07/2007, 12:08 PM

cashman95 · 01/07/2007, 12:12 PM

RC has an electrical calculator on the home page at the bottom left. Use that to help find out how much current you will be drawing and help decide how much of a pull the electricain needs to put in!

AEALOVESHERGIRLS · 01/07/2007, 01:11 PM

AWESOME!!! Thank you!!!!!! Where can I find more pics???

01/07/2007, 11:50 AM	#1
AEALOVESHERGIRLS Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,514	Show me your outlet setup please :) I'm in the planning stages of a new tank. Where I want to place the tank there are no outlets, so I will hire an electrician to come over and install outlets, could you please show me what your electrical looks like under or behind your tank? I want to be able to have timers and such. I'm planning on a 6x2x2 or 6x2x30" tank. Show/tell me what to get. P.S. no such thing as overkill with outlets, please don't be shy. I'd rather have too many plugs, than not enough!!! Amanda(glad to be back!) __________________ Mom of three beautiful girls, Irish dance teacher and Proud Gaelic speaker! Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon Sumpless

01/07/2007, 11:53 AM	#2
Shagsbeard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 2,143	Saw an amazing set up a couple days back... had about 20 plugs, each with a switch next to it for on-off. All labelled... made me drool. I'm too embarassed to post mine. It's just a regular plug with two powerstrips coming out. Not the way to go if you have an electrician do it. I'll go looking for the thread I saw... be back soon. Edit: Couldn't find it... hope someone shows up with it. It was pretty impressive. Last edited by Shagsbeard; 01/07/2007 at 12:11 PM.

01/07/2007, 12:12 PM	#4
cashman95 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Greenville, S.C. Posts: 810	RC has an electrical calculator on the home page at the bottom left. Use that to help find out how much current you will be drawing and help decide how much of a pull the electricain needs to put in! __________________ SPS Tank with sump in the garage, 400watt Radium/Lumatek ballast,ReefKeeper2 controlling it all!! VHO actinics in the works! Current Tank Info: 24x24x20 Rimless Cube

01/07/2007, 01:11 PM	#5
AEALOVESHERGIRLS Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,514	AWESOME!!! Thank you!!!!!! Where can I find more pics??? __________________ Mom of three beautiful girls, Irish dance teacher and Proud Gaelic speaker! Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon Sumpless

01/07/2007, 12:08 PM	#3
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669