electrical costs to run your systems.

[CoralBeauties]

has anyone tried to figure out their costs to keep there systems up and running?  I just plugged some numbers into an online calculator for electical costs per wattage and was really suprised how much my tank really costs to keep it running.  the calculator used a .12cent per kilowatt figure and my tank came out to be about $50 a month and that didnt figure in the misc powerheads to run my ca reactor remote sand bed bucket and heater (Which would be kindof hard to figure how long it actually would run during the winter months)  Figure in your cost of salt, additives, food, etc and the figure just keeps climbing.  Oh the cost of having a wonderful hobby
Jeff

[Reefd Up]

I did for my 10g tank a while back.  I figured the costs of bulbs, additives, salt, power, water, food...everything.  That 10g tank, alone, averaged $20 per month.  I decided I didn't want to know what the 40g would cost.  Now I'm up to an 8g, 10g, 55g, and 150g.  If I totalled it up, I probably wouldn't have tanks anymore...either that...or a spouse!

[jd]

I think this is one of those things what we're better off not knowing, like the total cost of your system

[jungliztkruger]

the more tanks i have the less often the plasma gets turned on. i dont care what the box says it is not an energy star appliance.

[harleyrider]

my elec bill was 72 to 80 dollors a month before my tanks set up now my billl is 120 to 130 with nothing diff except for addition of my tanks

[slandis3]

Our electric here in Tipp city is cheaper than dp&l. Our tank cost $45 in electric and about $10 in water a month.

[micki]

I think Randy figured it up once...It was more than I wanted to hear!  I could ask him again, but that would open that entire subject up for discussion again...I'll pass! 

[Riderc82]

mine is pretty cheap
LIGHTS500 watts for six hours a day x 30 = 90000/1000 = 90 Kw
Powerhead one #3 Korilia and one number #4 combined use 22 watts so 22 watts x 24 hrs x 30 days= 15840/1000= 16 kw (rounded)
Return Pump Mag 5  45 watts x 24 hrs x 30 days= 32400/1000 = 32 kw (rounded)
Skimmer Octopus NW-200 turned it off a week ago because my fish load is small and it's lucky to pull a 1/2 cup of light green skimmate a week.

So 90 Kw + 16 Kw + 32 Kw = 138 Kw x .078 cents = Grand Total $10.76

I have a 90 Gallon mixed reef.  Looking at them numbers you would think Al gore was my dad. 

[HUNGER]

i dont want to know cuz dont for get the ac in the summer because of the heat the lights put out

[Amstar]

try this link out:

http://www.reefcentral.com/index.php/tank-electrical

[Logzor]

Do not forget to factor in the delivery costs, so punch in .0861.

I run all T5's, only 5 tubes right now, 7 were causing my corals to lighten! T5 save a ton of energy, if you are on a budget, consider switching. Things seem to be thriving under 5 tubes, which is surprising.

My 90g costs a total of 17.00 a month, or so.

I am running two tunze 6100's, one at half power. A sicce skimmer pump (approx. 30w w/mesh mod). Two 22w CFL's over the sump and my return, an ehiem 1262 at 65w. I could probably tune the ehiem back to save some energy. I also plan on cutting bad my fuge lights to 4-6 hours because vodka dosing is making my chaeto turn white.

[HUNGER]

ya shouldnt have looked at that web site i spend about 85 dollers a month on my salt watter tank and about 19 dollers on my fresh water tank wow thats have  my dp&l bill thank god my gf pays that bill

[Baggerhog]

According the reef central link my 700 gallon system runs me $52 a month.

[Amstar]

really... what type of lights are you running and for how long?  You are using snapper pumps? 

[Baggerhog]

really... what type of lights are you running and for how long?  You are using snapper pumps? 

Yes 1 snapper, 1 dart, 1 dart needlewheel, 3 x 250 watt electronic ballasts, 4 x 54 watt t5 actinics, 5 x 30 watt tunze running intermidantly.

The MHs run 10 hours a day, the t5 run 14 hours a day. My heater runs maybe 3 hours a day only 3 months a year. I have no chiller. My cost is based off of .08 cents since I locked that rate in till 12-31-10.

[olsaltybastard]

I just paid $88 for my electric and gas; the gas was about $25 of that.  My guess is that the tank was about $40 at the most.  I pay more for internet than electricity for the tank.

[Baggerhog]

I just paid $88 for my electric and gas; the gas was about $25 of that.  My guess is that the tank was about $40 at the most.  I pay more for internet than electricity for the tank.

So you are still out there? Do you have your tank setup? How is the new job?