Circuit overload?

[Idoc]

Before setting up my aquarium, I wanted to see what all was on the circuit with the outlet I'm planning to use for everything. The outlet is connected to the GFI protected strip of outlets in my kitchen...kind of crazy wiring since the outlet I'm planning on using is in a dining room NOT directly connected to the kitchen! I'm concerned with tripping the 15amp breaker with the aquarium stuff AND the kitchen outlets!

So, I'm going to run another line from the outlet to the electrical box with a dedicated 20amp breaker. From everyone's experience...will this single, dedicated 20amp line be sufficient for everything I will want to use in a 75g aquarium system...expecting expansion down the road as I progress with the hobby?

FYI...I will be installing a GFI outlet as well for protection.

 

[jason2459]

I would always suggest at least two separate dedicated circuits for all aquariums.

brb copy/pasting my default reply with GFCI/CAFCI breaker surge protected recommendation.

 

[jason2459]

I would also suggest a CACFI along with GFCI

CAFCI will help protect your house from fire
GFCI will help protect you from electrocution

And a good surge protector will help protect your equipment.

Individual one shown above. Tripplite makes some good ones.

Plus a whole home. None last forever and will need replaced eventually based on how many surges and intensity of surges they've been hit by. Surges can come from outside your home, not just lightening strikes, and from inside the home.

Eaton Ultra and SquareD hepd80 are a couple good whole home surge protectors.

Plus having more then one circuit with life support spread across them. I have two additional circuits then what's pictured above to my main tank on the first floor with GFCI at the receptacles so its easier to reset them if tripped. Then the two shown in the picture above go to my basement sump with the GFCI at the breaker. Along with being a CAFCI. There are also AFCI breakers but don't protect against as many arc faults as a CAFCI.

And don't get confused by combination AFCI (CAFCI). That doesn't mean it combines GFCI with it. The packaging has to specify GFCI as well to support both CAFCI and GFCI. Sometimes called dual.

Here's some visuals

And CAFCI protects against both of these where AFCI only parallel

]In the US the NEC will typically require a class A GFCI protection in places like a bathroom (fishtank) which trips at 6mA. Some places like commercial applications can use class C, D, or E that trip at 20mA.

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