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Unread 05/07/2012, 08:06 PM   #15
sammy77
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Originally Posted by bongarone View Post
Yea, you should be fine.

Return pump: 150 watts
Skimmer: 50 watts
Powerheads: 40 watts
Heaters: 1000 watts
LEDs: 200 watts
Misc: 50 watts

TOTAL: ~1500 watts, or 12.5 amps

If you were to convert this to a reef, your lighting would be 1000 watts or more, in which case you'd probably want a 2nd circuit.
Thank you for that breakdown.


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