Surge protector: Not for use with aquariums...

[nano55]

Mine is attached to the inside back wall of the cabinet under the fish tank. I use it to plug in most of the cords that go to the fish tank, and I have never had a problem with mine.

 

[westom]

A Surge protector strip is really not necessary unless you are running electronics on your tank. I'd rather have a GFCI with a plain jane cheap outlet strip...

GFCI is for human (and fish) safety. Power strip surge protector can be a source of damage. Scary pictures demonstrate the problem with surges protectors made grossly undersized so as to even fail during a surge. That failure gets many to recommend them:
http://www.hanford.gov/rl/?page=556&parent=554
http://www.ddxg.net/old/surge_protectors.htm
http://www.zerosurge.com/HTML/movs.html
http://*******.com/3x73ol
http://www3.cw56.com/news/articles/local/BO63312/
http://www.nmsu.edu/~safety/news/les...tectorfire.htm
http://www.pennsburgfireco.com/fullstory.php?58339
Best power strip is the $3 Wal-Mart (plain jane) version with the always important 15 amp circuit breaker. Then mounted (as others have noted) with a drip loop.

Surge protector means a surge does not enter the building seeking earth ground destructively via household appliances or electronics. Yes, even concrete, linoleum tile, and wood can be a conductor to earth if that surge is not earthed before entering the building. Informed homeowners install one 'whole house' protector with earthling upgraded to meet and exceed post 1990 National Electrical code. No safety grounds inside the building need be upgrades or even exist. What makes protection is single point earth ground short (within 10 feet) of the breaker box. And a 'whole house' protector to connect any surge to that earthling.

"Whole house' protector essential even to protect an electronic device called a GFCI - and adjacent aquarium electricals.

Power strip protector does not even claim to provide that protection in its numeric specs. And has created those scary pictures somewhere in most every town.

 

[masterchef518]

well said westom, annother standby or if you cant add a a gfci they sell a plug in GFCI in homedepot that does the same thing as a duplex recepticle but it only protects one outlet