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    Posted: August 03 2012 at 7:50am
The irony is I was going to write this last night when I got home from the meeting and the power went out for 8 hours.  3rd time this year the power has gone out for major issues.  Has me thinking seriously about a generator.  You know you love your fish when you can't sleep because you are worried the airstones aren't enough. 

The letter I got cracked me up, said I had almost double the usage of my neighbors and how much more power I used and what I could do to save money.  On the back it said I was 97 out of 100 neighbors for efficiency.  I immediately thought there must be 3 other reef tank people in my neighborhood.  I will need to go meet them.

We had an issue with our AC that cause a spike in usage but the rest is all fish (although we try to be as efficient as possible).

Now I am waiting for the power company to send this letter to the police, where I get to explain to the unmarked car that will be waiting out front, its just a fish tank.  I felt like calling Rocky Mountain and saying - its just a fish tank or 2. 

Any one else get these letters?
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haven got a letter but i had a friend get raided. They thought he was a grow house due too lights and people coming in and out at random times and also deposits into his account got reported to FBI. Pretty hysterical. swat team and everything.

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Well no one comes in and out and I really don't think the bill is that much.  I guess my neighbors just don't have any fun (or AC).  The letter just cracked me up.  But yeah, I am waiting for them to send same letter to Sandy police.  No raids, that would be horrible.  They knock nicely they can feed my garden eels.  
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yeah they were pretty embarrassed. I thought it was pretty funny tho

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Well it depends on what time they did it and if they destroyed his house in the process.  Hopefully he didn't lose a door out of it.  
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WOW!  Maybe I need to rethink wanting a large tank.  If it doubled my power bill I wouldn't be a happy camper!
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It stated I doubled my neighbors usage.  Adding my 180 with 8x80 T5s has added about 40  dollars to my bill.  My apex gives me a power reading of how much amps I use and it is interesting to watch. I always factored it ran all the time but when they lights and heater are off, not much power is consumed. 


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