so how much of your electric bill is for your salt tank?
electric costs?
so how much of your electric bill is for your salt tank?
Last edited by jimsflies; 03-20-2010 at 08:51 PM.
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Good question,,,one I have never tried to figure out, but often wondered!
Hate to have my wife get a hold of that info!
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Don't know, I think I would hate to know.
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+1 to that, last thing she needs is more ammo against me and the tanks!Originally Posted by Sir Patrick
"We shouldn't think of an environment where livestock can survive, we should ensure an environment where livestock can thrive."-Rabidgoose
"If it's gonna be that kinda party, Ima stick my ........ in the mashed potatoes!"-Beastie Boys
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Depending on time of year (Heater) I have guesstimated between $30 and $40... The biggest portion being MH lighting.
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I saw mine go up around $150...but then I was running a lot of MH and other lights + pumps/filters/skimmers on multiple tanks. Still up there even though I have downsized to 1 large and 2 small tanks.
In the summer most of my electric is for the tank
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Ive got it around 75 to 85 bucks a month. But ive got 4 tanks going including 2 reefs.
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It is a lot......... I seriously think around 150.00 a month when I average it out over the year. This is another reason I am going to play with the LED lighting. I can theoretically cover the tank for 600 watts as opposed to 1300 + the cost to run the chiller.
There may come a point when I trade up to a Red Dragon for one of the loops too.
anacroporamademepoora
--Lifetime member of the "No Mud Club".:
Going to the LEDs dropped my electricity by $40 per month. The extra bonus was that I was able to reduce the use of A/C for the tank as well. Total bonus!
Here's my list of the biggest reef energy hogs:
- HQI magnetic MH ballasts
- Halides in general
- Cooling for tank in summer
- Big basement pumps (to deal with head pressure)
- Skimmers with huge pumps
- Closed loops (for flow) with huge pumps
Detroit's oldest large LED tank! Est'd Jan 2005, went LED June 2009. 6' wide 130g reef, Sunbrite T10 LED tubes (3xGen 3 and 1xGen 1), mostly SPS, but chalices, other LPS, and a few softies too.
http://pjr-reef.blogspot.com/
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