What kind of power strips?

[jbeanz]

Hey guys what kind of power strips do you use on your setups? Are the regular power strips that are sold at home depot & lowes fine for salt water aquarium use or do I have to buy something heavy duty ?

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

While I use the Home Depot 6 port run of the mill power strips , I think there is no standard as to what you use as long as your not running them off of each other or too many high powered devices that may overload and cause that fuse to trip, just make sure they have the overload switch and that you don't use the 99cent store or bodega strips !!!

 

[jerl77]

While I use the Home Depot 6 port run of the mill power strips , I think there is no standard as to what you use as long as your not running them off of each other or too many high powered devices that may overload and cause that fuse to trip, just make sure they have the overload switch and that you don't use the 99cent store or bodega strips !!!

Bodega
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[rsinanan415]

I use dj power strips that are individually fused and each plug has a on/off switch. :banghead:

 

[Imbarrie]

I used one of these and it is great. Each port is switched and the plugs do not crowd each other. I found mine at Guitar Center for $30 and figured it would handle the power requirements of my system. But I dont run MHs.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002GL50Q/?tag=reefs04-20

Now I use my Neptune controller and this.

 

[Reef Reaper]

+1

 

[SanmanReefer]

Same here, Home Depot and no problems so far.

 

[rsinanan415]

I used one of these and it is great. Each port is switched and the plugs do not crowd each other. I found mine at Guitar Center for $30 and figured it would handle the power requirements of my system. But I dont run MHs.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002GL50Q/?tag=reefs04-20

Now I use my Neptune controller and this.

I use the same exact one

 

[bizzarro]

http://www.provantage.com/apc-ap7900~7AMMS015.htm

Use a network power distribution unit, shut off ports from remotely from its own web interface.

 

[Imbarrie]

For that price you could get a controller