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View Poll Results: What current draw does your tank run AVERAGE?
Between 0.5-2 Amps 1 4.00%
Between 2-5 Amps 12 48.00%
Between 5-10 Amps 7 28.00%
Over 10 Amps - (POWER HOGS) 5 20.00%
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Old 11-17-2016, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by smokinreefer View Post

is it still recommended to have 2 dedicated circuits for a system? I want to prepare for my upcoming 300g display.
Absolutely recommend 2 dedicated circuits for a tank of that size. Split everything in half...lighting, heaters, pumps... when one circuit blows the tank won't be in trouble. Saved my *ss more than once. GFIs on both.

As for power use, I can pretty safely assume I'm more than 10A. My system uses 4 dedicated circuits.
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