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09-18-2008, 07:25 AM
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I ran into the same thing when I started setting up my new system. First power bill was 660 for 2 months. Got me looking at where I was wasting the power. Changed a couple of pumps.....removed a couple that were just a waste. All in all I looked at every peace of equipment. But I didnt stop there. I then went through the rest of the house to see were it was being wasted(got one of those power meters....worth the $35). I spent about $300 to change a few things and the way we were living in general. My last power bill was $310 for 2 months. Thats saving over 2000 a year. Well worth the effort.
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09-19-2008, 04:29 PM
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Can't argue with the fact that yes the powers a small component of this hobby, but if you believe that global warming stuff we should all be doing something...
I was just sharing what I found on the one tank - Across the 4 in the house the changes should actually add up to real money  I've got a bunch of solar equipment for the camper (we tend not to be around hookups), I've spent a bit of time lately pondering whether I couldn't run the tank lighting off a solar / wind system... But that'll have to wait until I've got a few grand to dump on a wind turbine 
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09-19-2008, 07:36 PM
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I'm expecting the police to knock on my door soon thinking I'm running a hydroponics pot house!
 I guess I should sit down and calculate all the power all my tanks are sucking up!  AndyL, how did you calculate your power consumption? I recently dyed my hair blonde and I'm lost!  
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09-20-2008, 12:40 AM
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09-20-2008, 01:09 AM
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Thanks Mark, that's a really cool little calculator
 After calculating, it's not as bad as I thought it would be although I only calculated the lighting on my 90 gallon. Just the lighting is $15.86 a month. Maybe tomorrow I'll take the time to calculate the whole shabang!
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09-20-2008, 05:22 AM
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remember to put your price of electricity into the calculator, its default is expensive :O
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