A Reefer's electric bill!

My Tunze 9410 skimmer uses 15 watts an hour. Making smart choices can save lots of money...
 
Luckily my wife blames the power bill on the fact her mother lives in the basement and is home all day with light on etc... LOL
 
The key is to have both husband and wife be into the hobby and then there would not be a discussion about the electric bill because they both want the tank.
 
I am getting ready to add 40 solar panels. Cant wait to See how that helps with the bill
 
Mine jumped tremendously this past month from $220 to $370. My a/c has been running like crazy I think due to humidity in the house from my 180g reef. I put the glass lids back on the tank to see if anything changes
 
Well, I never had problems there because I pay for every utility at home, but yes, Electricity is probably one of the main factors that made me take down my 750G aquarium...

I have friends that pay that much for their mortgages!!!
 
Well, Mine used to have three MH pendants with 4 T5's on the side... the equipment alone occupied a single car garage (Not to mention the sump used to run on two huge pumps), also had quarantine tanks and a 90G propagation tank (these last two also had their own sumps and lighting).
 
Without panels or tank- bill was $240...then came panels- bill was $100, then came the little reef- bill then was $300... that equals- I pay electric bill always now....
 
Mine runs 400 easy. I have 7 tanks and 2 large reptile habitats. And, yea I give my son a hard time when he leave his light on.....lol
 
My reef tank is just a small part of our electric bill. 7 tons of A/C, pond aerator, compressor, pool pump for koi pond, shop building and it goes on from there. Lol!
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

    Votes: 3 4.3%

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