Mrs Frog Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Does the running of tanks up the power bill hugely? I run a 20w light, 2 heaters, 3 filters, 1 basking lamp 60w, at the moment. I'm wanting to know other peoples experience with this hobby vs power usage. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Don't get a reef tank if you don't want to pay big electricity bills! I have 14 plugs coming out of my tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Don't get a reef tank if you don't want to pay big electricity bills! I have 14 plugs coming out of my tank! Yep that puts a stop to that idea lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 If you are just running tropicals in a well insulated home the power bills don't alter much. We used to have 18 tanks running and our power bills were never particularly high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danz Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 just turn the computer and tv off when not in use that will pay for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Betta Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I have 15 tanks (ranging from a 3 footer to smaller tanks) which each use 1 heater each, different wattages though. 1 external canister filter, 4 hang-on type filters, 2 air pumps and a 3 foot flouro light. Aswell as our day to day stuff our monthly powerbill is around $90. (there is only two of us) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I have 15 tanks (ranging from a 3 footer to smaller tanks) which each use 1 heater each, different wattages though. 1 external canister filter, 4 hang-on type filters, 2 air pumps and a 3 foot flouro light. Aswell as our day to day stuff our monthly powerbill is around $90. (there is only two of us) woah thats good going! Our normal power bills are still nearing 200pm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 my bill is around the $200 per month 4ft 3ft 2.5ft 2 ft 1ft All with heaters in them. Lights on 3 tanks which are on for a total of 6 ours each day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Mine average $550.00 in summer and $730.00 in winter. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 our last power bill was about $260 p/m and i have about 3500L in tanks atm. there is also 4 of us here. and our 3 computers never get turned off and we are running a swimmimg pool pump for 12 -14 hours a day. this is now with the new fishroom. when i just had my tanks in the spare room the power bill was $400 - $450 p/m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 mine is in the garage, the garage gets hit by sun all day. you can actually feel the heat from the garage door like a radiant heater. it heats my tanks up to a nice 24 to 25 all the time, even in winter. during winter, heaters turn on more but summer or autumn or sometimes even during winter, i hardly ever see the heaters on. when you change water, it does but after a few hours it is off again. if your ambiet temp is warm, then your tank will be warm. the filter constantly going would probably be the main user in a freshwater tank. its on all day all night and its about 40-70 watts depending on how big the motor is on a canister. thats like a lightbub on all the time a light bulb i think fr 8 hours a day on, 60w, costs 4 or 5 dolalrs a month on the top of my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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