I need help!!

bush8984

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#1
Hi Guys! This is Bush's Wife...He left for training and of course on the day they all have to turn their cell phones in the house freaks out on me. Right now my breaker keeps cutting off to everything that goes to the fish tank. I don't know what to unplug to keep it on. Can snyone tell me what is not really a necesety for the tank that I can just unplug?!? I have no idea what to unplug so that the lights and this tank will run. I'm freaking out right now. If my husband comes back and his tank is messed up he will kill me. HELP!!
 

ReefCheif

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Return pump and powerheads are a must, DO NOT SHUT THESE OFF. You could do without lights for a bit, but not too long, maybe a couple days at most, coral would not be happy, but would likely survive. Skimmer could probably go off for a while without causing too much trouble.

If you can figure out which circiut is being affected you could unplug things from this circuit, run an extention cord fomr another area of the house and plug into the extension cord, this may be the best fix.
 

bush8984

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ReefCheif;200658 said:
Return pump and powerheads are a must, DO NOT SHUT THESE OFF. You could do without lights for a bit, but not too long, maybe a couple days at most, coral would not be happy, but would likely survive. Skimmer could probably go off for a while without causing too much trouble.

If you can figure out which circiut is being affected you could unplug things from this circuit, run an extention cord fomr another area of the house and plug into the extension cord, this may be the best fix.
THANK YOU! I'll try to figure it out...I think I might have to buy an extension cord and plug some stuff into a different area of the house...nothing I've tried has worked so far.
 

ReefCheif

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Sump pump and powerheads must run to help with the gas exchange or everyhting will die within a short time. Thngs can survive without the lgihts for a short period, when does Bush get back?
 

reefmaster719

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Run the pumps and Powerhead and hook the lights to an extension cord. They can be off till tommo afternoon and corals will be fine.. pi.ssed but fine.
 
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