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Hello friends. I am a new member. I have been out of the hobby for 15 years, I can't believe how things have changed! As I read the threads here, I'm sure that this community is not only the key to success but also a lot of fun! I'm looking forward to being a part of it and starting a build thread.
As our children get older and we need more space, we've finally gotten around to re-doing our basement. Everything (walls, ceiling, plumbing, electrical etc) is all open. The framing is in, as well as most of the plumbing and electrical systems are in, too. One of the things that we hope to have in our new family space is a nice sized (we're thinking 5 or 6 feet wide) reef tank. The reason for my post is to ask the members here what you would recommend we consider doing or not doing, as or space is under construction.
The wall that we would like the aquarium to be against separates the family room from a small storage room (think shelving for Christmas decorations etc). I may be able to use some of this space for part of our aquarium, too. So far, I have asked the electrician to install two 20 amp breakers. Each breaker has 4 outlets. Two of the outlets are in the wall around normal height while the other two outlets are in the ceiling, above the location of the tank. That is a total of four outlets in the wall and four outlets in the ceiling.
Would you recommend the breakers be gfci? Or would it be safer having gfci outlets? Will 4 wall outlets and 4 ceiling outlets be suffice? Do you think that the outlets in the ceiling will be useful or an eyesore?
What else would you recommend we consider doing as we are in the early stages of construction?
Would photos of the framed out space help? I was saving them for a build thread...
Thanks in advance. I appreciate you taking the time to read my post and leaving your recommendations : )
As our children get older and we need more space, we've finally gotten around to re-doing our basement. Everything (walls, ceiling, plumbing, electrical etc) is all open. The framing is in, as well as most of the plumbing and electrical systems are in, too. One of the things that we hope to have in our new family space is a nice sized (we're thinking 5 or 6 feet wide) reef tank. The reason for my post is to ask the members here what you would recommend we consider doing or not doing, as or space is under construction.
The wall that we would like the aquarium to be against separates the family room from a small storage room (think shelving for Christmas decorations etc). I may be able to use some of this space for part of our aquarium, too. So far, I have asked the electrician to install two 20 amp breakers. Each breaker has 4 outlets. Two of the outlets are in the wall around normal height while the other two outlets are in the ceiling, above the location of the tank. That is a total of four outlets in the wall and four outlets in the ceiling.
Would you recommend the breakers be gfci? Or would it be safer having gfci outlets? Will 4 wall outlets and 4 ceiling outlets be suffice? Do you think that the outlets in the ceiling will be useful or an eyesore?
What else would you recommend we consider doing as we are in the early stages of construction?
Would photos of the framed out space help? I was saving them for a build thread...
Thanks in advance. I appreciate you taking the time to read my post and leaving your recommendations : )