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I've never installed a GFCI outlet. I'm trying to run the electrical for my equipment and I was going to put these in. Do they wire up the same as a regular outlet? My plan is to have 2-four outlet boxes on each side of my equipment bench giving me eight total. I bought 4 GFCI outlets...

im thankful for the invention of protein skimmers and calcium reactors.. thankful for sea creatures that are big and small.. thankful for live rock that filters so good. oh yeah, im thankful for my wife that lets me spend thousands on this reef.. happy thanksgiving everybody....

every one knows as reefers we like to learn the hard way. we try and fail but today I learned the hard way that almost took a lot more away from me then just my pride. thankfully it was my day off so i was sleeping in when i woke up to the smell of burning plastic. it wasn’t strong just a slight...

I was getting a shock when my hand was in the tank and I touched the hanging light. I uses a volt meter and when completing the circuit, would have voltage running throught the tank. I had the light plugged into a cheap timer and used a three prong adapter to be able to plug the grounded plug...

Alright guys i am new to the salt water world of tanks i have three extra tanks and i have my freshwater already setup. i was wondering what would i need to setup my 29gal as a salt water tank is there certain pumps i have to get air pumps what i have no idea what is needed for a salt water i...

I am looking for someone who has experience providing electrical solutions for a reef tanks. I have a 90 gallon sps tank which needs electrical help. I am currently running the entire system on a 15 amp circuit that runs throughout my living room. I know the circuit has to be close to maxed...

I have noticed in the past week or so that I get an initial shock when placing my hand in my tank... I am trying to figure out where this current is coming from by unplugging each thing and testing for a shock... I didn't find anything... Anyone else know how to figure out which thing it is...

I have a few spots on my rockwork that need to have holes drilled, that I initially missed when I first did it. My rockwork is one piece, except for the top layer which can be lifted off in sections. It was cemented together to form a coral head of sorts last year. It has caves, pass thru's...

I just went and picked up a water/leak Detector at Harbor Freight for 7.99 what a great deal. They have some pretty decent prices on pumps as well

Dan got me thinking on the other thread about how long he ran his pump on his battery backup. Q:Has anybody done a comparison on these units to see which backups are best and how long we can expect certain pumps/heaters/lights etc. to last? Or maybe which pumps (that I can afford like...

This is important!!! Do not put the grounding probe in unless your working in the tank. Stray voltage is not a problem but stray current is. As soon as you ground the water you now have current. The test is good to determine is you have some voltage and where it is coming from but the only right...

3x now my mh lighting has gotten shut off and then wont start back up. once because I tripped the GFCI (yeah I wasnt being very cautious), once because I accidentally hit the off button on the timer and just now because my daughter stepped on the timer and shut it off. usually I just unplug it...

I'm new to the salt water tank setup so I've been surfing around the forums trying to gather information. With all the equipment that's required, I quickly came to the concusion that there is a fair amount of power that's required to keep things up and running. So what happens when the power...

Ok I'm still a newbie. I've been using just a regular f/w 4ft single bulb light. All it was good for is to put out light. Nothing grows under it. My tank is a 55g. 4ft long by 1 foot wide. Today I found a deal on a brand new (never used) 48" coral-life deluxe lunar series fixture from someone...

My tank currently has a stray current in it from a faulty mag 7 pump...which just happens to be my return, im in the process of removing it from my sump ASAP but have to wait till i get the new pump in to keep my tank running. I know current can stress fish cause lateral line sickness and kill...

has anyone had any problems with corosion on the wiring in the stand? did you use any diffrent switched or plugs other than gfi.

Well this is going to be one of those tanks that takes months to get saltwater in it. I want to take my time and make sure I do it right. So far I have the 18g tank on a stand I framed (stand is not done) and a 10g sump. I have the baffles but havent siliconed them in because I want to make...

Thought I would start a build thread for the in wall tank (Oceanic Tech 120) I am installing in my basement. I will actually be shutting down my existing 125 reef tank when my new tank is delivered. Most of the support equipment (skimmer, reactor, Tunzes, etc) will be transferred to the new...

anyone use Seio Super Flow Pumps? what do you think? good/bad? I need another powerhead and I like the style of these.

One more reason to leave your kids home when attending parent/teacher conferances..... I received a call at the school.... our multi plug had caught fire at the output end.... one of the recepticles.... this was in spite of the wire loops.... a gfci that trips when tested (20) amp..... and a...