Hi everyone. Been a long time since I have posted here at MAAST. I am currently in the process of pulling together all the components for a new 215-gallon reef tank to replace my 90-gallon tank.

I’ve done some searches on the forum and did not find anything, maybe I’m searching for the wrong thing, but I have a concern about overdrawing a circuit with all the required equipment (lights, pumps, heaters, etc) that a reef tank requires.

I’ve been wondering if it would be a good idea to call an Electrician to install a couple extra 20-30 amp circuit breakers that would be dedicated to 2 or 3 plugs for the tank only? Good idea? Bad Idea? Necessary? Anyone else do it? I just bought my house about 3 months ago, it’s currently 13 years old, so it should have fairly decent wiring. But during all of my planning, this has been a concern that has been in the back of my mind.

Thank you for any information that you can provide!

Take care everyone.

Brian