Power use!
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Topic: Power use!
Posted By: phys
Subject: Power use!
Date Posted: August 01 2016 at 5:37pm
| Yo! Just wondering what everybody has been using in power this summer. I use about 250 KWh per month... that's about a 20$ something bill for the tank. |
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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: August 01 2016 at 9:27pm
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That is ridiculously low. I'm more like $100. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: August 01 2016 at 9:33pm
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I was roughly at 60-85 a month. I changed out my return pump in April and I do feel like I have dropped 10-15 a month. This is just for tanks. ------------- 180G Mixed Reef Tank 170G Dart Frog Tank |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: August 01 2016 at 9:36pm
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I'm almost $100 a month for three tanks. All DC pumps and led lights. Manifolds on the return pump so I don't have to run other pumps. ------------- My ocean. 90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread: |
Posted By: phys
Date Posted: August 01 2016 at 11:38pm
| Crazy! I think I'd have to get out if mine were 100$ lol |
Posted By: Reefer4Ever
Date Posted: August 02 2016 at 3:23am
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We have 4 tanks with the quarantine system, all led except the 90 which is led/T5. $115 is approximate I think changing to the T5's their was an increase of just under $20. ------------- 90 gal reef w/refugium 24 gal softie tank 11 gal nano anemone tank 5 gal fresh water |
Posted By: phys
Date Posted: August 02 2016 at 3:40am
| If I add my 20g, the bill goes up by 2-3$... lol |
Posted By: Hogie
Date Posted: August 02 2016 at 9:18am
$23?! Breaking the bank . Between my 5 tanks (how did I get up to 5 tanks?!) I run $125+. Logging are t5s and halides.
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Posted By: Baghtal
Date Posted: August 02 2016 at 10:04am
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OH! I can add to this one!
I've been tracking various things in my house for years now, since I was into Bitcoin mining (before I had a reef tank... that's not profitable anymore). Note that there is a power head in the tank that is NOT tracked on the sheet, it is ran on a battery backup, on a separate circuit from the rest of the tank. If anyone has a kill-a-watt or something and would like to add info to the sheet let me know and i'll get you Edit rights to the sheet :)
------------- I like to think that the moon is there, even when I'm not looking at it. ~Albert Einstein |
Posted By: kody72
Date Posted: August 02 2016 at 12:14pm
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I think it funny how everyone thinks dc and led save you money on your bill. When in reality your heaters pickup the slack of saving watts on pump and lights. The only way it does if your home is around 75 degrees or plus. ------------- http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60612&title=kody72-fishroom" rel="nofollow - KODY72 FISHROOM BUILD 281g DT 187g Rimless Frag ATI PM lighting SRO DSCR-300ext 8013908179 |
Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: August 02 2016 at 12:28pm
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I went from a 330 watt pump to a 135 pump at half power so yeah that was huge. Interesting one is I haven't overheated once this year which was a daily occasion last summer. Also finding insulation I added did a lot to keep house temp even. In winter for other pets I keep house at 76 so hopefully reduces heater needs. ------------- 180G Mixed Reef Tank 170G Dart Frog Tank |
Posted By: phys
Date Posted: August 05 2016 at 2:52pm
| The latest energy bill showed I used less than average than my neighbors. Niiiiiice! |