how your tanks effect your electricity bill

[peterp63]

lights are on about 8 hours per day. Everything else is 24/7.

[peterp63]

At 12.5 cents per KWH I calculate $137.31 per month (Not including overworking the A/C system).

That's $1647.72 per year. Lots of cake folks....

[wvgdiscus]

If you think this hobby is expensive try doing saltwater.
It can double if not triple what your paying now.

[wesleydnunder]

Mark / Peter.. here is a break down of his stuff. you make the calculations.

2 - 2260's 65w
2 - 2262's 80w
2 - 2217's 20w
1 - XP3 19w
1 - XP4 31w
1 - 2028 25w
2 - mag 9.5 93w
1 - mag 12 110w
4 - AC 110's (HOBs) 14w
1 - fluval 404 25w
2 - vortecs 28w
3 - K4's 12w
4 - MJ 1200's 20w
1 - 250W x 3 MH light
1 - 175W x 3 MH light
1 - 96W x 4 PC light
2 - 36" fluorescent lights
1 - plant light for mangroves in sump (maybe 30 watts)
3 - Aquaclear 70 powerheads 20w

Now Peter should list what is kept on for how long each day like day lights and if any power heads are shut off during the night.

Peter, I came up with $143.72 a month. I know my total is slightly higher, possibly I calculated something at 24 hrs in stead of 8. Like you say, lotsa cake...I also calculated month at 30 days.

Mark

[peterp63]

Thanks Mark. I feel like the rewards of the hobby outweigh the money savings that I'd have.... usually. On the other hand, who knows what I'd be spending the extra coin on if not on fish and supplies....

[myjohnson]

lol, you guys are wild.

Jason only has two tanks and he is not trying to run MH.

[peterp63]

who the heck is jason, johnson?

[aggrofishkeeper]

That would be me.

This is my least expensive hobby, I was just wondering how much tanks effect electricity bill...

[imagirlgeek]

Hey! Can someone PM me the formula you use to calculate all this so I can code it and add it to our Calculation and Converter page?

[peterp63]

(X watts) * (Y hours run per day) * 30 days = monthly wattage.

divide that number by 1000 to get KWH per month

multipy that number by your rate (ex. $0.0125 per KWH)

THERE YA GO!

[myjohnson]

wow all Asian people are good at math!

[myjohnson]

who the heck is jason, johnson?

Come on peter! stay in the loop bro. )

[cichlid1409]

(X watts) * (Y hours run per day) * 30 days = monthly wattage.

divide that number by 1000 to get KWH per month

multipy that number by your rate (ex. $0.0125 per KWH)

THERE YA GO!

Dang thats a super low rate! whos your provider? )

[Zulaab]

I was about to ask the same.. this puts his cost to be around 1.25c per KWH. I am paying 13.2c right now per KWH.. I would suspect 12.5c per kwh.. but I wanna hear it from Peter first :)

[ddaquaria]

I was just about to say the same thing - mine is .11473 between the energy charge and fuel charge.