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08/09/2006, 02:47 PM
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Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 98
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Electric bill difference with bigger tank?
Im in the planning stages of building a house. Of course in my plans will be a tank built in to one of the main walls between the kitchen/dining area and the living room area. Its an open space design and want to use the tank to kind of act as a little bit of a wall and Ill have a closet area alongside for equipment sump fuge all those fun things.
So I was wondering the costs everyone has with electricity to the size of the tank. Im going atleast 120 gallon so any info would be helpful. Thanks in advance. |
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08/09/2006, 02:54 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 29
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depends how you set it up! more equipment, more power....more power, higher bill. my particular setup is about 60 a month for a 220 gallon
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08/09/2006, 03:31 PM
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Registered Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Hollywood Florida
Posts: 3,633
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all depends on your taste
250w vs 400w Dart pump vs hammerhead vs powerhead/streams chiller size ect .... From what ive seen 100-200+ |
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08/09/2006, 03:36 PM
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100-mile-commuter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: almost nevada
Posts: 4,721
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It ends up being more for bigger due to lighting and pumps.
There is this handy tool: http://reefcentral.com/calc/tank_elec_calc.php |
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