A Reefer's electric bill!

[cutterx23]

You guy call that an electricity Bill? My Bill run from $450-550 and that is without running AC (good thing i live near the Beach where it's cool) - i ran 3 tanks and now down to 2. I really need Solar but keep putting it off. It help a lot when i switch to Edison evening/Off peak program

Must be a California thing, I'm right in that same range... Lucky people all over the rest of the US! lol

 

[tigerdragon]

man mine runs between 100 in winter to 300 in summer with ac at 78

 

[tigerdragon]

i utilize the cool evenings open up house to cool it down

 

[Mtwreef]

My bill when I use to live in San Diego would run any were from 450-650 a month I moved to knoxville and have more tanks and went from pc lighting to 2x400 watt mh for lighting and run the a/c in summer 24 7 and my bill was 150 at its highest it's crazy how much more for less use it was out west

 

[dodger745]

My bill when I use to live in San Diego would run any were from 450-650 a month I moved to knoxville and have more tanks and went from pc lighting to 2x400 watt mh for lighting and run the a/c in summer 24 7 and my bill was 150 at its highest it's crazy how much more for less use it was out west

I'm in western ky. I wish mine was in the $150's with my halides! Lol

 

[Seagars]

the cost of doing business (or hobby).

 

[dodger745]

the cost of doing business (or hobby).

Yes indeed! I was just curious as to the feedback I would get. I know some of these guys with huge tanks have to be pulling some serious electricity

 

[fishroomlady]

interesting thread :) our bill is in the 300's range in the winter and about 200 in the summer. We have an all electric house. I know that with my sump running and extra power the new tank is probably about 40 or so of that....

 

[aqua1dude]

My wife wont be happy because my aquarium is going upstairs and we don't run the AC/Heat upstairs unless we are using that part of the house. When the aquarium arrives I will have to run the heat and air constantly to maintain the temperature. Our bill will go up due to the aquarium and the AC.

 

[Iamonlyme]

We are in central Indiana our electricity runs 200-300 nth depending on season but that is 4 kids 3 adults and 4 tanks lol no one can complain considering each adult has a tank ok me I have two lol

 

[trido]

Jeeze! I thought we were going to talk about how much the actual reef tank costs in electricity per month. My house bill costs as little as $250 a month in the summer and up to $400 a month in the cold winters. If I run Christmas lights outside it jumps up another $100 in December. :)

 

[mylittlejade]

Mine is happy with it as long as she doesn't see water on the floor. Our monthly electric bill is right around $65in the summer and $40in the winter.

Bryan

 

[saltyhog]

My bill contains electricity, water, cable, internet and garbage so it would take some exploring for my wife to tell exactly how much it is. I wouldn't mind as I can't really see much difference since I got the tank (155 gallon). Probably because of the size of our house. Electricity part runs $150-250 depending on the season. The pump from my pond to irrigate the yard/flower beds is the biggest user of electricity at my house. The tank pales in comparison.

 

[AZDesertRat]

More efficient pumps, LED lighting, combining pump functions, selling the chiller since it was no longer needed and switching the main lighting to an off peak power period helped a bunch! Between those and things like an insulated garage door, thermopane windows, extra blown in insulation in the attic, T-8 and CFL lighting with electronic ballasts and a 2 speed pool pump cut my power bills by $100 a month in winter and $200 in summer months. Every upgrade was paid for within 2 years which is a good payback period to me.

 

[Mike J.]

Jeeze! I thought we were going to talk about how much the actual reef tank costs in electricity per month. My house bill costs as little as $250 a month in the summer and up to $400 a month in the cold winters. If I run Christmas lights outside it jumps up another $100 in December. :)

Exactly, I can attribute 90.00 in electric directly to running my four tanks, 300 gallons total. Water is another issue since our water bill is high also.

 

[Mike in CT]

My 75 adds around $30 or so to my bill a month... Maybe 40.. Lol
I pay the bills so out of sight out of mind for the wife.

 

[saltfishguy18]

Lucky for me my electricity is included in my rent! lol. Works out fine though my landlord has a 92 gallon corner reef and I have a 90 gallon reef. I have always had LEDs. I just converted her tank from halides to LEDs few months back and that alone said her almost $25 a month she said. My gf did say if we buy a house or move out that I own the electricity bill because of the tank lol.

 

[prsnlty]

Since I converted the tank from T12s (yeah I know they're ancient lol) to LEDs, that alone save us @55 a month. I got rid of all 4 of the mj1200s and replaced them with just 1 wp40 that also saved. My bills are now 180 spring and fall but summer is high here around 350 peak. But we are going from a house with 6 people to 3 at most (that live here and 4-5 that just think they do are gone too.) so summer may be less costly this year ;)

 

[mlewandowski61]

My current wife doesnt know anything different that what the bill is. All she has known is 3-5 FW tanks and 2 Reef tanks with MH. Just dont let them see the other way and your good to go. Also got her interested so I can go wide open on whatever I want

 

[dodger745]

I need a windmill. lol

Im also thinking of installing one of the new wi-fi programmable thermostats on my heat/cool unit to see if it will help.
seems as I'm always on a thermostat setting war with my wife:)