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I had two dedicated 20-amp circuits installed for the tank. Each is protected with a GFCI outlet. This proved its worth when a heater leaked current into the sump. If not for the GFCI, I might have found out the hard way that I had a problem.

All electrical paraphenalia is in the garage equipment room, where it is better protected from splashing or water dripping along power cords. I mounted all the equipment on the wall above the countertop.


	From top to bottom, we have the modem used by the AquaController II for paging, the Tunze Osmolator, the Tunze MultiController, and the AquaController II. To the right of this are the drivers and transformers for the Tunze 6100 pumps. Below the transformers is the power supply for the moonlights built by Dave Playfair.

		This shows the power strips and X-10 modules for the lights.

		These are all the light ballasts for the display tank. Two IceCap 660 ballasts power the VHO bulbs and 3 IceCap 250 watt HQI ballasts drive the DE 250 watt metal halides.


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