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10/31/2006, 07:59 PM
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Electricity
Hey guys,
Does anyone know how much it costs in electicity a month to run your tanks? I have a 125 with a big return pump and 800wats of VHO's on it and I think there is a mistake in my electic bill. It's about double what the average is for my area of the country. Anyone know what yours are? Thanks |
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10/31/2006, 08:19 PM
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For the lights alone it's 0.8 KW x hours run per day x 30 days per months x electric rate (assume 8 to 10 cents per Killowatt hour):
0.8 KW X 12 hours per day x 30 days per month x $0.08 per KWH = $23.04 to run your lights for a month. That will be most of your cost right there. You pump adds alot less (unless you have a really big pump). |
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10/31/2006, 09:18 PM
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Gene Pool Lifeguard
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There is also an electrical consumption calculator on the RC homepage
http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/tank_elec_calc.php
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10/31/2006, 11:54 PM
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Genius
 
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My entire electric bill this month was about $45.00. Not bad!!
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11/01/2006, 06:42 AM
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Gene Pool Lifeguard
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I would love to have your electric bill, old salty!
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Chris "A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot" - Unknown Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. Current Tank Info: 120 gallon, Ecosystem 3612, 6X54 TEK light, Tunze Osmolator, Lifereef dual overflow all down |
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11/01/2006, 07:07 AM
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Heaps.
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11/01/2006, 07:55 AM
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Genius
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Great!! I'll send it to you next month!! 
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"The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby |
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11/01/2006, 11:48 AM
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Look into the Kill-A-Watt product if you want to know for sure, it has a kilowatt-hour function that will keep a running total of electrical consumption.
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11/01/2006, 07:46 PM
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 I think just for the 90gal i have it's about $30 or so a month im guessing.
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