--- In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ava" wrote:
> I'm wanting to add another fish tank to my collection.
> However, I've only got one outlet open!
Hi Ava,
I have a simply low tech tank I run in my bedroom which I find very enjoyable. 10 gallon with a standard 18W fluorescent lamp and a simple Aquaclear power filter which I only run a pair of reusable sponges. No heater, stocked with Java Moss, various Cryptocoryne, and a colony of common guppies started from cheap feeder guppies. I keep the house cool in the winter so the tank is usually in the mid-60s, perhaps a bit warmer at night when the light has been on all day.
The guppies don't eat much, are not messy, super easy to care for, plants are all low light low tech types that do fine in plain gravel. Other than changing some water each week, the only other maintenance is squeezing out the sponges in the filter once in a while and trimming down the Java Moss every 3 months or so.
To Ray's point, one outlet is enough to run a ten gallon tank even with a heater. A typical 10 gallon tank would usually be an 18W lamp, a 7W or so filter motor, and a 50 watt heater. That's 75 watts TOTAL. A typical USA household outlet (dual outlet) max's out at 1800 watts (120V times 15 amps). Your tank setup will be using less than 5% of the total power available, so certainly not even close to overloading it.
Have fun,
Patrick
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