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Posted: August 01 2016 at 5:37pm |
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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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Adam Blundell
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Posted: August 01 2016 at 9:27pm |
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That is ridiculously low. I'm more like $100.
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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.
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Posted: August 01 2016 at 9:36pm |
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I'm almost $100 a month for three tanks. All DC pumps and led lights. Manifolds on the return pump so I don't have to run other pumps.
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phys
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Posted: August 01 2016 at 11:38pm |
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Crazy! I think I'd have to get out if mine were 100$ lol
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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 $20.
Edited by Reefer4Ever - August 02 2016 at 3:23am
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phys
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Posted: August 02 2016 at 3:40am |
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If I add my 20g, the bill goes up by 2-3$... lol
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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: August 02 2016 at 10:04am |
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 :)
Edited by Baghtal - August 02 2016 at 10:06am
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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.
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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.
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Posted: August 05 2016 at 2:52pm |
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The latest energy bill showed I used less than average than my neighbors. Niiiiiice!
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