How many electrical cords do you have?

[cincyjim]

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 :spin2:. 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]

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]

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]

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]

15 on my 120. I dangers the power buzzing by :fun5:

[maymania6]

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]

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]

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. :rolleyes:

[Six line]

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]

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]

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

11 total

[wood0691]

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]

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]

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

10 total

[Fury165]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Too many! LOL

[agreeive?fish]

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

[Todd_Sails]

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]

2 powerheads
1 heater
1 led

= 4

[crashwl21]

40 breeder

1 heater
1 filter
1 light

so 3 plus dont have all the toys yet lol

[mkbtank]

23 on my 28g nc ;)