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It depends. Both do the same thing, if more current goes out than comes back in they shut down. If you are having a dedicated line for your aquarium put in, then go with the breaker. I would change an outlet myself, your mileage may vary, so it is easier and cheaper for a retrofit. Depending on how you wire it the outlet will protect just itself or itself and all outlets downstream.
The breaker might be better quality but electrical stuff is fairly heavily regulated.
Of course the real answer is ask an electrician.
If there are 2 systems then I would have 2 GFCIs. If one trips it will not bother the other system. You can install the outlets so they do not affect the rest of the run. If the total draw is low enough to do it all on one circuit you could do it as one normal circuit and put 2 GFCI outlets.
So did you go the breaker route? How is it working? Which did you purchase?I'll go ahead and run 2 of those breakers. Thanks!
The kitchen outlets are most likely a residential grade gfci where the construction plug is a better grade outlet. You do get what you pay for when buying electrical outlets.So did you go the breaker route? How is it working? Which did you purchase?
I am planning 3 dedicated circuits for my new tank and trying to find the option that is less likely to have nuisance trips. The GFCIs in my kitchen and baths trip quite often. My current tank is on one of those construction site (short yellow extension cord thing) type GFCI and has never tripped.