This is why I want a basement...put the tanks in the basement and run the lights during the evening/night for a reverse photoperiod. 7pm isn't that late you could still enjoy your tank after work. Have supplementals run 7pm-7am and halides (or whites) run start at 7:30 or 8pm. You can even put half your powerheads on timers so they only run while the lights are on.

My house is too light during the day to run reverse photoperiod.

EDIT: Oops, I guess there's an echo in here. :lol: I posted the same thing as phi delt reefer.

i said as i brought my new lighting set up yestarday, Im so glad i dont have to pay my power bill, hope my landlord doesnt kill me though haha.

yeowtch! that sucks. I hope we don't get shafted by those smartmeters. Never even thought about what its going to do to my hydro bill and its not nearly that bad...yet

I have NO CLUE what it costs to power my tank... My wife pays the bills and she hasn't said a peep about it so I can assume it's not too expensive. :D

hear it from mine but she's not buying the argument that those high-end LED fixtures will save us money