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    hook-ups to a surge protector

    i have my snake side of the herp room on soo to be shipped rancos, but the lizard side i have a 85 gallon tank split for two beardies and running out o foutlets, so does this souind safe for one surge protecter

    2-150 watt bubls for daytime
    2- UVB 10.0-daytime
    2 CHE- 60 watt nightime only
    1-100 watt powesun for tort-day only
    3- 5 gallon UTHs on dimmer 24/7 on leo tubs

    does this sound like over kill, thinking of going to lowes tomorrow and getting a high wattage one, does anybody have experaince or know any good brand

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    Re: hook-ups to a surge protector

    Quote Originally Posted by BOWSER11788 View Post
    i have my snake side of the herp room on soo to be shipped rancos, but the lizard side i have a 85 gallon tank split for two beardies and running out o foutlets, so does this souind safe for one surge protecter

    2-150 watt bubls for daytime
    2- UVB 10.0-daytime
    2 CHE- 60 watt nightime only
    1-100 watt powesun for tort-day only
    3- 5 gallon UTHs on dimmer 24/7 on leo tubs

    does this sound like over kill, thinking of going to lowes tomorrow and getting a high wattage one, does anybody have experaince or know any good brand
    Daytime, you have 300 watts in "bulbs", 80 watts in 10.0 uvb bulbs (assuming two 48" bulbs, otherwise 10 watts per linear foot), 100 watts for the powersun, and maybe 5 watts a piece on the five gallon uth's , for a total of 495 watts max. Drops to 135 watts at night. Any surge protector rated for 500 watts or greater will do.

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    Re: hook-ups to a surge protector

    I have a rack set up and I dont run it off surge protecter.
    My computer is plugged into it and it shuts that down way to much for random reason so I wouldnt want my whole rack turning off for no reason.
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    You could learn a thing or two from Big Gunns. The first lesson being.....if you're gonna dish it, you better be ready to EAT IT!!!!!
    I do it for the lulz, nothing else.

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    Re: hook-ups to a surge protector

    You are exactly right Hotshot, If it is a surge that must be manually reset, Their is the possibility while you are asleep or at work the smallest surge not even one enought to mess anything up can trip it. And then until you get home and turn it on or get up and turn it on your snales will be without heat. I know some people prefer using surge protectors but I do not and it's simply my opinion

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    Re: hook-ups to a surge protector

    thank you for input, the protector, that runs my tv-computer-xbox, -hardrive and charge my phone is like 3000 watt protector and it hasn't tripped yet, thinking of getting a big wattage protector tol cover my but. also the way the 85 tank is set, up, both beardies could have there own, and the turtles and leos, will have to share

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